marsupial
Many marsupials carry very immature young in a pouch. This topic is part of Animals within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 14 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
marsupial trivia questions
A marsupial is a mammal whose young often continue developing in what?
Answer: Pouch
Bonus fact: Many marsupials carry very immature young in a pouch.
Which animal is a marsupial?
Answer: Kangaroo
Bonus fact: Kangaroos are marsupials.
Most of the world's marsupial species are native to Australia and what nearby region?
Answer: New Guinea
Bonus fact: Australasia is the center of marsupial diversity.
Which three living mammal groups are monotremes, marsupials, and what?
Answer: Placental mammals
Bonus fact: Placental mammals make up most living mammal species.
What carnivorous marsupial is named after Tasmania?
Answer: Tasmanian devil
Bonus fact: Tasmanian devils are the largest living carnivorous marsupials.
What type of mammal carries its young in a pouch?
Answer: Marsupial
Bonus fact: Kangaroos are marsupials.
What is a young kangaroo commonly called?
Answer: Joey
Bonus fact: Joey is also used for the young of several other marsupials.
A bandicoot is what type of animal?
Answer: Marsupial
Bonus fact: Bandicoots are small marsupials.
Bandicoots are native mainly to which region?
Answer: Australia and New Guinea
Bonus fact: They are part of the Australasian marsupial fauna.
Which animal is known for carrying its young in a pouch?
Answer: Kangaroo
Bonus fact: Kangaroos are marsupials, a group whose young develop in a pouch.
The thylacine was also commonly known by what name?
Answer: Tasmanian tiger
Bonus fact: The nickname came from the dark stripes across its back, even though it was a marsupial rather than a tiger.
An opossum is what type of mammal?
Answer: Marsupial
Bonus fact: Opossums carry young in a pouch.