What marsupials have you seen?

I have seen very little marsupials as I have only gone to mainly American zoos.

Didelphidae (2):
Gray Short-Tailed Opossum Monodelphis domestica (Animal Adventures)
Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana (EcoTarium & Smithsonian National Zoo)
Petauridae (1):
Sugar Glider Petaurus breviceps (At pet shops)
Vombatidae (1):
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons (Brookfield Zoo)
Phascolarctidae (1):
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus cinereus (Brookfield Zoo & San Francisco Zoo)
Potoroidae (1):
Western Woylie Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi (Animal Adventures & Smithsonian National Zoo)
Macropodidae (7):
Agile Wallaby Notamacropus agilis (Oakland Zoo)
Common Wallaroo Osphranter robustus (San Francisco Zoo)
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei (Roger Williams Park Zoo)
Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus (ABQ BioPark Zoo, Animal Adventures, Capron Park Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Franklin Park Zoo, London Zoo, & Southwick's Zoo)
Red-Necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus (Animal Adventures, Franklin Park Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Southwick's Zoo, & Smithsonian National Zoo)
Tammar Wallaby Notamacropus eugenii (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus (ABQ BioPark Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom, & Franklin Park Zoo)

So I've only seen 12 marsupial species in my life!
 
As far as I can remember

Common Brushtail Possum - Night Safari
Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Singapore Zoo
Koala - wild and a few other times in captivity
Quokka - wild
Red Kangaroo - Melbourne Zoo, Taronga Zoo etc
Red-necked Wallaby - many zoos
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat - Taronga Zoo
Sugar Glider - Night Safari
Tasmanian Devil - Night Safari
Western Grey Kangaroo - some small zoo in WA
Woylie - Night Safari
 
updated version of mine
Bold - wild
Bold and underlined - wild and captive

Spotted-tail Quoll (ssp. maculatus)
Eastern Quoll
Tasmanian Devil
Greater Bilby
Quenda
Northern Brown Bandicoot (ssp. torosus)
Southern Brown Bandicoot (ssp. obesulus)
Queensland Barred Bandicoot
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Common Wombat (ssp. hirsutus, tasmaniensis)
Koala (ssp. adustus, and one of the southern ssp.)
Feathertail glider sp.
Savannah Glider
Yellow-bellied Glider
Mahogany Glider
Squirrel Glider
Krefft's Glider
Striped Possum (ssp. picata)
Common Brushtail Possum (ssp. vulpecula)
Western Ringtail Possum
Common Ringtail Possum (ssp. pulcher)
Green Ringtail Possum
Quokka
Eastern Grey Kangaroo (ssp. giganteus)
Western Grey Kangaroo (ssp. fuliginosus, melanops)
Red Kangaroo
Common Wallaroo (ssp. robustus)
Antilopine Wallaroo
Swamp Wallaby (ssp. apicalis)
Western Brush Wallaby
Red-necked Wallaby (ssp. banksianus, rufogriseus)
Tammar Wallaby
Agile Wallaby (ssp. jardinii)
Whiptail Wallaby
Parma Wallaby
Red-legged Pademelon (ssp. stigmatica)
Tasmanian Pademelon
Allied Rock-Wallaby
Mareeba Rock-Wallaby
Brush-tailed Rock-Wallaby
Lumholtz' Tree-Kangaroo
Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo (ssp. buergersi)
Long-nosed Potoroo
Rufous Bettong
 
Plain text - captive
Bold - wild
Bold and underlined - wild and captive
Italics - Family name

Didelphidae
Derby's wooly opossum
Water opossum (yapok)
Southern opossum
North American opossum
Dark four-eyed opossum
Dasyuridae
Rusty antechinus
Yellow-footed antechinus
Brown antechinus
Spot-tailed quoll
Eastern quoll
Northern quoll
Western quoll
Tasmanian devil
Red-cheeked dunnart
Myrmecobiidae
Numbat
Thylacomyidae
Bilby
Peramelidae
Southern brown bandicoot
Eastern barred bandicoot
Southern long-nosed bandicoot
Northern long-nosed bandicoot
Phascolarctidae
Koala
Vombatidae
Southern hairy-nosed wombat
Bare-nosed wombat
Acrobatidae
Broad-toed feathertail glider
Narrow-toed feathertail glider
Burramyidae
Mountain pygmy-possum
Eastern pygmy-possum
Phalangeridae
Short-eared possum
Southern bobuck
Coppery brushtail
Common brushtail
Pseudocheiridae
Lemuroid ringtail possum
Southern greater glider
Eastern ringtail possum
Green ringtail possum
Daintree River ringtail possum
Herbert River ringtail possum
Petauridae
Striped possum
Yellow-bellied glider
Sugar glider*
Krefft's glider
Leadbeater's possum
* Sugar glider was split, so unsure of species seen in captivity.
Macropodidae
Grey dorcopsis
Western grey kangaroo
Eastern grey kangaroo
Agile wallaby
Whiptail wallaby
Red-necked wallaby
Tammar wallaby
Parma wallaby
Western brush wallaby
Red kangaroo
Black-flanked rock wallaby
Mareeba rock wallaby
Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
Brush-tailed rock-wallaby
Goodfellow's tree kangaroo
Matschie's tree kangaroo
Lumholtz's tree kangaroo
Quokka
Red-bellied pademelon
Red-legged pademelon
Red-necked pademelon
Swamp wallaby
Potoroidae
Rufous bettong
Eastern bettong
Woylie
Hypsiprymnodontidae
Musky rat-kangaroo
 
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Hello.

1. Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) - wild;
2. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - São Paulo aquarium;
3. Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) - São Paulo aquarium;
4. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) - São Paulo aquarium, Animália Park;
5. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) - ZooParque Itatiba.
 
I have seen:

*Spot-tailed (Tiger) Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)
*Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)
*Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
*Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis)
*Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
*Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
*Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
*Rufous Bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens)
*Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
*Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)
*Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis)
*Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii)
*Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
*Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
*Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
*Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
*Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata)
*Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)
*Quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
*Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica)
*Red-necked Pademelon (Thylogale thetis)
*Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
*Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
*Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecular)
*Eastern Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi)
*Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus)
*Common Wallaroo (Macropus robustus)
*Tasmanian Pademelon (Thylogale billardierei)
*Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)

...and there's probably a few I missed.
 
At the moment, I have currently seen the following marsupials across a multitude of zoos and rehabilitation centers; with the Virginia Opossum being the only marsupial I’ve seen in the wild thus far:

Didelphidae
Opossums (1):
Virginia Opossum / Didelphis virginiana

Acrobatidae
Gliders (1):
Narrow-Toed (Feather-Tailed) Glider / Acrobates pygmaeus

Vombatidae
Wombats (1):
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat / Lasiorhinus latifrons

Phascolarctidae
Koalas (1):
Koala / Phascolarctos cinereus ssp.

Potoroidae
Potoroos & Kin (1):
Western Brush-Tailed Bettong / Bettongia penicillata - (ogilbyi, specifically)

Dasyuridae
Dasyurids (1):
Tasmanian Devil / Sarcophilus harrisii

Phalangeridae
Cuscuses & Kin (1):
New Guinea Ground Cuscus / Phalanger gymnotis

Macropodidae
Kangaroos & Kin (12):
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo / Dendrolagus matschiei
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo / Dendrolagus goodfellowi - (goodfellowi, specifically)
Red Kangaroo / Osphranter rufus
Common Wallaroo / Osphranter robustus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo / Macropus giganteus
Western Grey Kangaroo / Macropus fuliginosus - (melanops, I believe?)
Swamp Wallaby / Wallabia bicolor
Bennett’s (Red-Necked) Wallaby / Notamacropus rufogriseus ssp.
Parma Wallaby / Notamacropus parma
Tammar Wallaby / Notamacropus eugenii
Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby / Petrogale xanthopus
Dusky Pademelon / Thylogale brunii


When rounding out these numbers into one, I have confidently seen a total of 18 species of marsupial throughout my lifetime.
 
Mine are
Virginia opossum
Red kangaroo
Parma wallaby and striped possum and everything except for the Virginia opossum were seen in captivity as I have seen Virginia opossums in the wild.
 
I've seen a lot of sugar glider, agile wallaby, and dusky pademelon. In some zoo trips, I would sometimes saw eastern grey kangaroo and red-necked wallaby. I've seen grizzled tree-kangaroo in two different zoos in just a week. I've seen brown dorcopsis a couple of times, the first was in 2020 and the latest was a year ago (All in the same zoo). In the past, I was lucky enough to see Sulawesi dwarf cuscus, common spotted cuscus, and Sulawesi bear cuscus (All three in the same zoo, too).
 
Austin the Sengi said:
@Tigeanderson, when and where did you see a Striped Possum?!
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I don’t remember the year but It was at the small mammal house at the Philadelphia zoo and all I know is that it was in the section where they had the vampire bats and echidna that’s all I can remember if that helps and it’s listed on the post for animals that the Philadelphia zoo used to have but I don’t have any pictures of it as when I saw it was before I got my phone and apparently there’s videos of the possum on YouTube just look up Striped possum Philadelphia zoo.
 
Bold indicates the one species I've seen in the wild

Western Woylie (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi)
Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
 
Enzo said:
Hello.

1. Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) - wild;
2. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - São Paulo aquarium;
3. Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) - São Paulo aquarium;
4. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) - São Paulo aquarium, Animália Park;
5. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) - ZooParque Itatiba.
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Hello. I can add a few more species since my trip to Europe.

6. Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) - Paris JdP;
7. Eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) - Fota Wildlife, Paris JdP;
8. Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisi) - Paris JdP;
9. Dusky pademelon (Thylogale brunii) - Paris JdP.

+ new holders of red-necked wallaby (Fota Wildlife, Paris JdP).
 
13 species:
  1. Red Kangaroo
  2. Common Wallaroo
  3. Western Grey Kangaroo
  4. Red-Necked Wallaby
  5. Tammar Wallaby
  6. Swamp Wallaby
  7. Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby
  8. Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
  9. Brush-Tailed Bettong
  10. Koala
  11. Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat
  12. Sugar Glider (or Krefft's Glider, whatever)
  13. Virginia Opossum
I took a sloppy tally of what species are present in US zoos a few days ago and came up with 23, meaning I'm missing the following:

Eastern Gray Kangaroo
Agile Wallaby
Parma Wallaby
Common Wombat
Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
Feathertail Glider
Bare-Tailed Woolly Opossum
Derby’s Woolly Opossum
Gray Short-Tailed Opossum
Tasmanian Devil

Does that look right? Am I missing anything?
 
1. Red kangaroo
2. Tamar wallaby
3. Feathertail glider
4. Sugar glider
5. Red-necked wallaby
6. Matschie’s tree-kangaroo
7. Northern koala
8. Virginia opossum (wild and captive)
 
DaLilFishie said:
updated version of mine
Bold - wild
Bold and underlined - wild and captive

Spotted-tail Quoll (ssp. maculatus)
Eastern Quoll
Tasmanian Devil
Greater Bilby
Quenda
Northern Brown Bandicoot (ssp. torosus)
Southern Brown Bandicoot (ssp. obesulus)
Queensland Barred Bandicoot
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Common Wombat (ssp. hirsutus, tasmaniensis)
Koala (ssp. adustus, and one of the southern ssp.)
Feathertail glider sp.
Savannah Glider
Yellow-bellied Glider
Mahogany Glider
Squirrel Glider
Krefft's Glider
Striped Possum (ssp. picata)
Common Brushtail Possum (ssp. vulpecula)
Western Ringtail Possum
Common Ringtail Possum (ssp. pulcher)
Green Ringtail Possum
Quokka
Eastern Grey Kangaroo (ssp. giganteus)
Western Grey Kangaroo (ssp. fuliginosus, melanops)
Red Kangaroo
Common Wallaroo (ssp. robustus)
Antilopine Wallaroo
Swamp Wallaby (ssp. apicalis)
Western Brush Wallaby
Red-necked Wallaby (ssp. banksianus, rufogriseus)
Tammar Wallaby
Agile Wallaby (ssp. jardinii)
Whiptail Wallaby
Parma Wallaby
Red-legged Pademelon (ssp. stigmatica)
Tasmanian Pademelon
Allied Rock-Wallaby
Mareeba Rock-Wallaby
Brush-tailed Rock-Wallaby
Lumholtz' Tree-Kangaroo
Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo (ssp. buergersi)
Long-nosed Potoroo
Rufous Bettong
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Update time, two added species, one removed as I've lost faith in the ID, and some taxonomic changes

Spotted-tail Quoll (ssp. maculatus)
Eastern Quoll
Tasmanian Devil
Greater Bilby
Northern Brown Bandicoot (ssp. torosus)
Southern Brown Bandicoot (if you recognise subspecies, ssp. obesulus)
Queensland Barred Bandicoot
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Common Wombat (ssp. tasmaniensis)
Koala (if you recognise subspecies, ssp. adustus, and one of the southern ssp.)
Feathertail glider sp.
Savannah Glider
Yellow-bellied Glider
Mahogany Glider
Squirrel Glider
Krefft's Glider
sugar glider sp. (possibly Papuan Glider?)
Striped Possum (ssp. picata)
Common Brushtail Possum (ssp. vulpecula, fuliginosus seen as roadkill)
Western Ringtail Possum
Common Ringtail Possum (ssp. pulcher, peregrinus seen as roadkill)
Green Ringtail Possum
Quokka
Eastern Grey Kangaroo (if you recognise subspecies, ssp. giganteus)
Western Grey Kangaroo (ssp. fuliginosus, melanops)
Red Kangaroo
Common Wallaroo (ssp. robustus)
Antilopine Wallaroo
Swamp Wallaby (ssp. apicalis)
Western Brush Wallaby
Red-necked Wallaby (ssp. banksianus, rufogriseus)
Tammar Wallaby
Agile Wallaby (ssp. jardinii)
Whiptail Wallaby
Parma Wallaby
Red-legged Pademelon (ssp. stigmatica)
Tasmanian Pademelon
Allied Rock-Wallaby
Mareeba Rock-Wallaby
Brush-tailed Rock-Wallaby
Lumholtz' Tree-Kangaroo
Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo (ssp. buergersi)
Long-nosed Potoroo
Rufous Bettong
Woylie (most likely ssp. sylvatica)
 
DaLilFishie said:
Update time, two added species, one removed as I've lost faith in the ID, and some taxonomic changes

Spotted-tail Quoll (ssp. maculatus)
Eastern Quoll
Tasmanian Devil
Greater Bilby
Northern Brown Bandicoot (ssp. torosus)
Southern Brown Bandicoot (if you recognise subspecies, ssp. obesulus)
Queensland Barred Bandicoot
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Common Wombat (ssp. tasmaniensis)
Koala (if you recognise subspecies, ssp. adustus, and one of the southern ssp.)
Feathertail glider sp.
Savannah Glider
Yellow-bellied Glider
Mahogany Glider
Squirrel Glider
Krefft's Glider
sugar glider sp. (possibly Papuan Glider?)
Striped Possum (ssp. picata)
Common Brushtail Possum (ssp. vulpecula, fuliginosus seen as roadkill)
Western Ringtail Possum
Common Ringtail Possum (ssp. pulcher, peregrinus seen as roadkill)
Green Ringtail Possum
Quokka
Eastern Grey Kangaroo (if you recognise subspecies, ssp. giganteus)
Western Grey Kangaroo (ssp. fuliginosus, melanops)
Red Kangaroo
Common Wallaroo (ssp. robustus)
Antilopine Wallaroo
Swamp Wallaby (ssp. apicalis)
Western Brush Wallaby
Red-necked Wallaby (ssp. banksianus, rufogriseus)
Tammar Wallaby
Agile Wallaby (ssp. jardinii)
Whiptail Wallaby
Parma Wallaby
Red-legged Pademelon (ssp. stigmatica)
Tasmanian Pademelon
Allied Rock-Wallaby
Mareeba Rock-Wallaby
Brush-tailed Rock-Wallaby
Lumholtz' Tree-Kangaroo
Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo (ssp. buergersi)
Long-nosed Potoroo
Rufous Bettong
Woylie (most likely ssp. sylvatica)
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Ack, I forgot one!

Northern Nailtail Wallaby (ssp. annulicauda)
 
biggest_dreamer said:
13 species:
  1. Red Kangaroo
  2. Common Wallaroo
  3. Western Grey Kangaroo
  4. Red-Necked Wallaby
  5. Tammar Wallaby
  6. Swamp Wallaby
  7. Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby
  8. Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
  9. Brush-Tailed Bettong
  10. Koala
  11. Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat
  12. Sugar Glider (or Krefft's Glider, whatever)
  13. Virginia Opossum
I took a sloppy tally of what species are present in US zoos a few days ago and came up with 23, meaning I'm missing the following:

Eastern Gray Kangaroo
Agile Wallaby
Parma Wallaby
Common Wombat
Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
Feathertail Glider
Bare-Tailed Woolly Opossum
Derby’s Woolly Opossum
Gray Short-Tailed Opossum
Tasmanian Devil

Does that look right? Am I missing anything?
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Just two months and a visit to Japan later and I can add the following to my list:

14. Eastern Gray Kangaroo
15. Parma Wallaby
16. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
17. Quokka
18. Common Brushtail Possum
19. Feathertail Glider
20. Tasmanian Devil

...Which reduces my "found in the US but not-yet-seen" list to:

Agile Wallaby
Common Wombat
Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
Bare-Tailed Woolly Opossum
Derby’s Woolly Opossum
Gray Short-Tailed Opossum

I'm very curious as to whether Japan's sugar gliders may legitimately be sugar gliders as opposed to the presumed Krefft's glider population that exists in America. If so, then that's another one for my list.
 
biggest_dreamer said:
I'm very curious as to whether Japan's sugar gliders may legitimately be sugar gliders as opposed to the presumed Krefft's glider population that exists in America. If so, then that's another one for my list.
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Probably neither. Most sugar gliders in third countries are from the Indonesian half of Papua which are probably another species, or even multiple species. No doubt the DNA work will be done in the future to tell us which.

By the way, there is a third species in Australia, the savanna glider, found in the northern tropics.
 
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