Metatheria

Metetheria
Possum ta' denbu xkupilja (Trichosurus vulpecula) speċi fis-superordni Australidelphia
Klassifikazzjoni xjentifika
Renju:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Sottodiviżjoni:	*Superordni Ameridelphia Ordni Didelphimorphia Ordni Paucituberculata Superordni Australidelphia Ordni Microbiotheria Ordni Dasyuromorphia Ordni Peramelemorphia Ordni Notoryctemorphia Ordni Diprotodontia
Klassi:	Mammalia
Sottoklassi:	Theria
Infraklassi:	Metatheria
Firxa tal-infraklassi Metatheria

Metatheria hija infraklassi ta' mammiferi marsupjali, fil-klassi Mammalia u fis-sottoklassi Theria. Il-Metatheria tiġbor fiha żewġ superordnijiet l-Australidelphia u l-Ameridelphia u seba' ordnijiet li huma id-Didelphimorphia, il-Paucituberculata, il-Microbiotheria, id-Dasyuromorphia, il-Peramelemorphia, in-Notoryctemorphia, u d-Diprotodontia. Din l-infraklassi flimkien mal-Eutheria jiffurmaw is-sottoklassi Theria.

Il-Metatheria tinkludi fiha l-ispeċij marsupjali kollha eżistenti, kemm dawk estinti kif ukoll dawk estanti.

• Infraklassi Metatheria
  • Superordni Ameridelphia
    • Ordni Didelphimorphia
      • Familja Didelphidae (opossumi)
    • Ordni Paucituberculata
      • Familja Caenolestidae (opossumi ġriedem ta' geddumhom twil)
  • Superordni Australidelphia
    • Ordni Microbiotheria
      • Familja Microbiotheriidae (kolokolo)
    • Ordni Dasyuromorphia
      • Familja Thylacinidae (Tilaċin)
      • Familja Dasyuridae (Xitan Tażmanjan)
      • Familja Myrmecobiidae (Numbat)
    • Ordni Peramelemorphia
      • Familja Thylacomyidae (Bandikuti fniek jew Bilbijiet)
      • Familja Chaeropodidae (Bandikut ta' saqajh ta' ħanżir)
      • Familja Peramelidae (Bandikuti)
    • Ordni Notoryctemorphia
      • Familja Notoryctidae (Talpi marsupjali)
    • Ordni Diprotodontia
      • Familja Phascolarctidae (Kola)
      • Familja Vombatidae (Wombati)
      • Familja Phalangeridae (Possum ta' denbu xkupilja u kuskus)
      • Familja Burramyidae (Possumi nani)
      • Familja Tarsipedidae (Possum tal-għasel)
      • Familja Petauridae (Possum ta' Leadbeater,Planatur taz-zokkor)
      • Familja Pseudocheiridae (Possumi ta' denbhom biċ-ċriki)
      • Familja Potoridae (Potorù, Kangarù far, Bettong)
      • Familja Acrobatidae (Planatur ta' denbu pinna)
      • Familja Hypsiprymnodontidae (Kangarù far tal-misk)
      • Familja Macropodidae (Kangarù, Wallabi, Kwokka)

• Marsupialia
• Australidelphia
• Ameridelphia
• Marsupjal

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• Western Australian Mammal Species