There are many pouches animals in Australia, as the continent is heavily populated with marsupials, almost all of which have a pouch. This includes kangaroos, koalas, Tasmanian devils, wombats, bilbies, dunnarts, quokkas, pademelons, possums, quolls and so on.
The brush-tailed possum, a pouched mammal (marsupial) of Australia, was introduced into New Zealand, where it has caused considerable damage to native forests.
The brush-tailed possum, a pouched mammal (marsupial) of Australia, was introduced into New Zealand, where it has caused considerable damage to native forests.
Koalas are marsupials, which are pouched mammals. Koalas are native to Australia alone.
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Pouched mammals live in Australia because they were brought over from South America and because Australia is so isolated they didn't have any where to go.
There is no animal with the same name as Australia.
The marsupial is an "antechinus", which is a small pouched animal like a mouse or shrew.
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The element is potassium. The animal is 'possum (actually spelled opossum).
In New Zealand, the common brush-tailed possum (introduced from Australia) is a marsupial which is extremely damaging to the forests.
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