KhALTADORHO

KhALTADORHO (Metatheria), yak nav hayvonoti shirkhuri nisbatan soddaro guyand. Khaltadorho bino bo tasnifoti zoologi ba qatori muhradorho mansuband. 9 oilaashon malum ast: opossumho, khaltadorhoi darranda, murchakhurhoi khaltador, qashqaldoqhoi khaltador, kurmushhoi khaltador, oppossumhoi kallamushshakl, possumho, vombatho va kenguruiho yo khaltadorhoi jahanda. Opossumho (Didelfidae) dar beshazori Amerikai Shimoli va Amerikai Janubi zindagi mekunand. Darozii tanashon 8—50 sm, dumashon 9— 53 sm. Baroi gusht shikor mekunand. Khaltadorhoi darranda (Dasuiridae) dar Avstraliya, Tasmaniya, Gvineyai Nav va jazirahoi ba onho nazdik maskunand. Daroziashon az 8 to 130 sm. Murchakhurhoi khaltador yak namud dorad — Murmecobius fasciatus. Darozii tanash 17—27 sm, dumash 13—17 cm. Rangash khokistarii siyohtob, takhtapushtash rakhhoi kundalangi safed dorad. Dar Avstraligyai Garbi va Janubu Garbi pahn shudaast. Khurokash asosan termithost.

Qashqaldoqi khaltador yo bandikutho (Reramelidae) dar Avstraliya, Tasmaniya, Gvineyai Nav va jazirahoi ba onho nazdik zindagi mekunand. Darozii badanashon 17—50 sm, dumashon 9—26 sm, vaznashon to 4,7 kg. Kurmushhoi khaltador (Notorustidae) dar Avstraliya Janubi Markazi va Garbi pahn shudaand. Darozii tanashon 15—18 sm, dumashon 1—2 sm. Rangashon safed va surkhi zardcha. Opossumhoi kallamushshakl (Saenolectidae) dar garbi Amerikai Janubi zindagi mekunand. Zohiran ba kallamush monand buda, darozii tanashon 9—14 sm, dumashon 6—13 sm ast.
Gizoyashon jonvaroni bemuhra meboshad. Possumho (Rhalangerdiae) dar beshazori Avstraliya, Tasmaniya, Gvineyai Nav, galajazirahoi Malay, Bismark, jazirahoi Solomon maskunand. Daroziashon 12—120 sm. Beshtar joi zistashon darakht ast. Khurokashon asosan rastani meboshad. Vombatho (Bombatidae) daroziashon karib 1 m. Guruh shuda dar zeri zamin (beshtar dar beshazor) zindagi mekunand. Gizoyashon nabotot ast. 2 jins dorand, ki dar Avstraliya va Tasmaniya pahn shudaand. Kenguruiho (Masgorotidae), darozii tanashon az 23 sm to
1,6 m, dumashon az 13 sm to 1,1 m. Poi qafoyashon nnsbat ba noi pesh daroz va boquvvat ast. Dar Avstraliya, Tasmaniya, Gvineyai Nav, galajazirai Bismark va gayra zindati mekunand.
Khaltadorho zohiran gunogunand. Dumi aksarashon nagz inkishof yoftaast. Pashmi khaltadorho zichi muloim, odatan yakranga va bazan kholdor yo rakh-rakh meboshand. Shakl va darajai inkishofi khaltai bisyor namudhoi khaltadorhoi modina gunogud ast. Khalta ba pesh (kenguru, vombatho va gayra) yo aqib (qashqaldoqi khaltador, baze khaltadorhoi darranda) kushoda meshavad; dar dokhili khalta 2—6 piston hast. Aksar khaltadorho tez harakat mekunand. Xaltadorhoe, ki dar joyhoi kushod zindagi mekunand, jahida-jahida (bazan to 55 m) roh meravand. Hamlashon 8—40 shaboruz. Bachahoi inkishofnayofta (daroziashon 0,5—3 sm) mezoyand, ki barobari tavallud ba khalta daromada, to 8 moh meistand.