She gives birth to one baby that feeds on her mammary glands for about five months before it leaves the burrow and never sees its mother again. The female goes into heat just once a year, usually during the winter months when food is scarce. It is about nine inches long and has shovel-shaped claws on its front feet that help it dig through sand to make burrows for itself. The marsupial mole lives in the deserts of Australia.

They can be found in central Queensland near Epping Forest National Park. The northern hairy-nosed wombat is one of the rarest and most endangered marsupials. They are often found near water and spend most of their time sleeping. Eastern Grey KangarooĪ wombat is a marsupial that lives in Australia. They are between 3.6-4.3 in long and weigh less than an ounce (28 grams). It has no special protection, but it can be considered a pest because they like to eat farmers’ crops. The dunnart is the smallest marsupial in Australia. The babies attach themselves to the mother’s teats when they’re just a few days old. It eats fruit, flowers, nectar, and leaves from trees. The cuscus is found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The crest-tailed marsupial rat is a small rodent that eats fruits, seeds, insects, and plants 4. This nocturnal animal does not live underground like other rodents but instead builds nests out of leaves and grasses on top of the ground. The crested-tailed marsupial rat lives in Australia.

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