Diprotodontia
| Diprotodontia Temporal range: Late Oligocene – Recent
| |
|---|---|
| Clockwise from upper left: female koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis), young eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) and Sulawesi bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Clade: | Eomarsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia Owen, 1866 |
| Suborders | |
Diprotodontia (/daɪˌproʊtəˈdɒntiə/) is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the hippopotamus-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".