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. 2017 Apr 26;5:e3229. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3229

Table 2. Marsupial species and mean curvature (and number) of ulnae and humeri used.

Locomotor behaviour of each species is also shown. Locomotor behaviour is classified as 1, arboreal; 2, semi arboreal; 3, terrestrial.

Family Marsupial species Common name Ulna Humerus Locomotion
Didelphidae Didelphys virginiana Virginia opossum 0.012 (1) 0.083 (1) 1
Thylacinidae Thylocinus cynocephalus Tasmanian tiger 0.051 (1) 0.01 (4) 3
Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa Brush-tailed phascogale 0.006 (2) 0.057 (2) 1
Dasyuroides byrnei Kowari 0.023 (2) 0.096 (2) 3
Dasycercus cristicuda Crest-tailed mulgara 0.018 (1) 0.121 (1) 3
Dasyurus hallacatus Northern quoll 0.011 (7) 0.081 (8) 3
Dasyurus viverrinus Eastern quoll 0.012 (7) 0.102 (9) 3
Dasyurus geoffroii Western quoll 0.023 (8) 0.101 (5) 3
Dasyurus albopunctatus New Guinean quoll −0.008 (2) 0.107 (3) 2
Dasyurus maculatus Tiger quoll −0.006 (20) 0.105 (21) 2
Sarcophilus harrisii Tasmanian devil 0.021 (11) 0.135 (9) 3
Myrmecobiidae Myrmecobius fasciatus Numbat 0.03 (1) 0.068 (1) 3
Peramelidae Perorycytes longicauda Striped bandicoot 0.024 (1) 0.067 (2) 3
Perameles nasuta Long-nosed bandicoot 0.021 (14) 0.091 (14) 3
Perameles gunnii Eastern barred bandicoot 0.028 (3) 0.117 (4) 3
Echymipera kalubu Common spiny bandicoot −0.028 (2) 0.084 (2) 3
Isoodon macrourus Northern brown bandicoot 0.019 (3) 0.078 (3) 3
Isoodon obesulus Southern brown bandicoot 0.03 (3) 0.088 (5) 3
Isoodon auratus Golden bandicoot 0.037 (1) 0.082 (1) 3
Thylacomyidae Macrotis lagotis Greater bilby −0.012 (1) 0.122 (4) 3
Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinerus Koala −0.036 (10) 0.072 (8) 1
Vombatidae Vombatus ursinus Common wombat 0.015 (4) 0.092 (4) 3
Lasiorhinus latifrons Southern hairy-nosed wombat −0.029 (4) 0.081 (3) 3
Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula Common brushtail possum −0.021 (10) 0.075 (16) 1
Trichosurus caninus Short-eared possum −0.021 (2) 0.086 (3) 1
Phalanger orientalis Northern common cuscus −0.038 (2) 0.092 (2) 1
Phalanger carmelitae Mountain cuscus −0.028 (1) 0.085 (2) 1
Phalanger sericeus Silky cuscus −0.022 (1) 0.069 (1) 1
Phalanger intercastellanus Eastern common cuscus −0.029 (2) 0.083 (2) 1
Phalanger maculatus Common spotted cuscus −0.042 (1) 0.061 (2) 1
Phalanger gymnotis Ground cuscus −0.054 (1) 0.084 (1) 3
Gymnobelideus leadbeateri Leadbeater’s possum −0.032 (1) 0.094 (1) 1
Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis Squirrel glider −0.013 (12) 0.067 (12) 1
Petaurus australis Yellow-bellied glider −0.028 (2) 0.06 (2) 1
Petauroides volans Greater glider 0.011 (8) 0.054 (9) 1
Pseudocheirus peregrinus Common ringtail possum −0.042 (1) 0.08 (1) 1
Pseudocheirus occidentalis Western ringtailed possum −0.031 (2) 0.073 (4) 1
Dactylopsila trivigata Striped possum −0.022 (1) 0.083 (5) 1
Dactylopsila magalura Great-tailed triok 0.08 (3) 1
Macropodidae Dendrolagus lumholtzi Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroo −0.038 (3) 0.065 (4) 1
Dendrolagus bennettianus Bennett’s tree-kangaroo −0.036 (1) 1
Dendrolagus matschiei Matschie’s tree-kangaroo −0.034 (1) 0.052 (1) 1