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...four-chambered heart maintaining the very high metabolism rate they have. Mammals range in size from the 30–40 millimeter (1- to 1.5-inch) bumblebee bat to t ...m the [[Latin]] ''[[:wikt:mamma#Latin|mamma]]'' ("teat, pap"). All female mammals nurse their young with milk, which is secreted from special [[gland]]s, the ...

...developing marsupial from its parent's body much sooner than in placental mammals, and thus marsupials have not developed a complex placenta to protect the e ...from this limb into a hoof, wing, or flipper, as some groups of placental mammals have done, far more difficult. ...

....pdf</ref> and [[nocturnal]]<ref>http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Diprotodontia/Petauridae/Petaurus/Petaurus-australis.html</ref> [[gliding p ...ard and Westmacott, Marion (illustrator) | title = Key Guide to Australian Mammals | year = 1991 | pages = 64–65 | publisher = Reed Books Pty. Ltd. | isbn = 0 ...

...g "teeth") is a large [[order (biology)|order]] of about 120 [[marsupial]] mammals including the [[kangaroo]]s, [[Wallaby|wallabies]], [[possum]]s, [[koala]], ...umbent incisors on the lower jaw, a common feature of many early groups of mammals and mammaliforms. The diprotodont jaw is short, usually with three pairs o ...

...folcensis'') is a nocturnal<ref>[http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Diprotodontia/Petauridae/Petaurus/Petaurus-norfolcensis.html Petaurus]</ref ...ame="thewebsiteofeverything.com">http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Diprotodontia/Petauridae/Petaurus/Petaurus-norfolcensis.html</ref> ...

...ow-bellied glider]].,<ref name="arkive">[http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Petaurus_gracilis/more_info.html Mahogany Glider] - Arkive</ref> but is not ...me="Menkhorst">Menkhorst, P. and Knight, F. (2001). ''A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia''. Oxford University Press (pp. 94-95). ISBN 0-19-550870-X</re ...

...[[rabbit]]s, [[ferret]]s, [[guinea pig]]s, and [[rat]]s. Other crepuscular mammals include [[prosimian]]s, [[red panda]]s, [[deer]], [[moose]], [[chinchilla]] ...

...als]</ref><ref>[http://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-animals/amazing-animals/mammals/?mammal=possums_and_gliders Possums and Gliders]. Australia Zoo</ref><ref>[ ...{{clarify|date=October 2010}}<ref>Conservation and natural resources, 1995 Mammals of Victoria, ed. by Menkhorst. P., Oxford University Press, South Melbourne ...