Marsupial facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marsupials Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous – Recent
Female Eastern Grey Kangaroo with a joey in her pouch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Subclass:	Theria
Infraclass:	Metatheria Huxley 1880
Orders
Ameridelphia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Australidelphia Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Yalkaparidontia (extinct)

A young baby kangaroo in its pouch.

Marsupials are a special group of mammals. They are part of a larger group called Metatheria, which also includes their ancient relatives that are now extinct. Marsupials are known for giving birth to very tiny, undeveloped babies. These babies then grow and develop inside a special pouch on their mother's body.