Marsupials are an
infraclass of
mammals living primarily in
Australasia and the
Americas. A distinctive characteristic, common to many
species, is that most of the young are carried in a
pouch. Well-known marsupials include
kangaroos,
wallabies, the
koala,
possums,
opossums,
wombats and the
Tasmanian devil. Other marsupials include the
numbat,
bandicoots,
bettongs, the
bilby,
quolls, and the
quokka.