Figure 1.

All marsupial newborns show strong developed forelimbs with claws on the paws, while the hindlimbs are still poorly developed with some not even showing signs of the digits: (a) Eastern quoll; (b) Tasmanian devil; (c) numbat; (d) monito del monte; (e) grey four‐eyed opossum; (f) grey short‐tailed opossum; (g) Virginia opossum; (h) common opossum; (i) southern brown bandicoot; (j) brushtail possum; (k) red‐necked pademelon; (l) black‐striped wallaby; (m) common wallaroo; (n) koala; (o) Southern marsupial mole. [The figure was adapted from Schneider (2011) adding the monito del monte, numbat, grey four‐eyed opossum, red‐necked pademelon, black‐striped wallaby, common wallaroo and the drawings of the Tasmanian devil, common opossum and southern marsupial mole adapted from Hughes & Hall, 1988; Osman Hill, 1952; Wood Jones, 1921, respectively.]