How Are Honey Possums, Koalas And Wombats Classified?
All three animals are marsupials and they live exclusively in Australia. The honey possum Tarsipes rostratus is the only member of the family Tarsipedidae. This nectar drinking marsupial is restricted to the heaths of south western Australia and has no known close relatives. The koala is often referred to as a bear but, in fact, is not and is totally unrelated to bears in the classification system. The Koala, scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus is also the sole representative of its family, the Phascolarctidae. It feeds almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves, and inhabits the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. There are three species of wombat in the family Vombatidae. The common wombat Vombatus ursinus is found in forest and heathland in south eastern Australia. The southern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifions lives on grasslands and among the sparse forests of central southern Australia, while the much rarer northern hairy-nosed wombat L krefftii is limited to a singl
