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Ringtail possum in the garden in the orange tree
Sitting quietly in our gum tree, a Common Brushtail possum keeping an eye on the plums and figs in the trees hanging over the fence.
Diprotodontia ( /daɪˌproʊtɵˈdɒnʃⁱə/; Greek: διπρωτός diprotos, meaning "two front" and οδοντος odontos meaning "teeth") is a large order of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the rhinoceros-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".
