Marsupial Genome Sequences: Providing Insight into Evolution and Disease

Table 1

There are currently 63 Australian marsupials listed as threatened on the IUCN list.

Order	Extinct	Extant	Threatened	Near threatened
Dasyuromorphia (e.g., devil, quolls, dunnarts)	1	73	12	10
Diprotodontia (e.g., wombats, wallabies, possums)	7	139	45	16
Notoryctemorphia (marsupial mole)*	0	2
Peramelemorphia (e.g., bandicoots, bilby)	3	19	6	1

* Data deficient—threatened status not determined.