List of fictional marsupials

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Various notable marsupial characters appear in various works of fiction such as literature, film, television, comics, animation, and video games.

Literature and comics

Kanga and Roo from Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

Name	Type	Work	Author	Notes	Refs.
Blinky Bill	Koala	Blinky Bill	Dorothy Wall	A mischievous young koala from short stories in the 1930s.	[1]
Digger	Koala	Digger	Ursula Vernon	A koala from a webcomic that won a Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story and a Mythopoeic Award, and was nominated for an Eisner Award.	[2][3][4]
Kanga and Roo	Kangaroo	Winnie-the-Pooh	A.A. Milne	A mother kangaroo and her joey.	[5]
Kangaroo	Kangaroo	Dot and the Kangaroo	Ethel Pedley	A kangaroo who befriends a girl named Dot.	[6]
Old Man Kangaroo	Kangaroo	The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo	Rudyard Kipling	The short story concerns a vain kangaroo who asks the gods to make him unique.	[7][8]
Wombat	Wombat	The Muddle-Headed Wombat	Ruth Park	A wombat known for speaking with malapropisms and spoonerisms.	[9]

Film and television

Taz the Tasmanian devil from Looney Tunes

Name	Type	Work	Notes	Refs.
Blinky and Pinky	Koala	Noozles	A pair of koalas who befriend a 12-year-old girl named Sandy.	[10]
Crash and Eddie	Opossum	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Two twin opossums who adopted Ellie when she was young.	[11]
Hippety Hopper	Kangaroo	Looney Tunes	A young kangaroo who appeared in 14 theatrical cartoons between 1948 and 1964.	[12]
Kiko the Kangaroo	Kangaroo	Terrytoons	A boxing kangaroo who appeared in ten cartoons made between 1936 and 1937.	[13]
Kwicky Koala	Koala	The Kwicky Koala Show	A koala who stars in various animated shorts from Hanna-Barbera.	[14][15]
Maggie Diggins	Wombat	Combat Wombat	A wombat superhero.	[16][17]
Rocko	Wallaby	Rocko's Modern Life	A young anthropomorphic wallaby in a series that follows his surreal life.	[18]
Taz	Tasmanian devil	Looney Tunes	A ferocious, albeit dim-witted, Tasmanian devil with a notoriously short temper and little patience.	[19]

Video games

Name	Type	Work	Notes	Refs.
Awesome Possum	Possum	Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt	A possum on a mission to save the world from the mad scientist Dr. Machino.	[20]
Crash Bandicoot	Bandicoot	Crash Bandicoot	A mutant bandicoot and the enemy of Doctor Neo Cortex.	[21]
Kao	Kangaroo	Kao the Kangaroo	A kangaroo with boxing gloves from a Polish series of platforming games.	[22][23]
Ty	Thylacine	Ty the Tasmanian Tiger	A boomerang-wielding thylacine in search of mystical "Thunder Eggs".	[24]

Mascots

A statue of Borobi at Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Name	Type	Origin	Notes	Refs.
Billy Possum	Opossum	Lewis C. Gregg	A toy opossum made in 1909 with the aim of replacing the teddy bear.	[25][26]
Borobi	Koala	2018 Commonwealth Games	A blue koala whose name is derived from the Yugambeh language.	[27]
Boxing kangaroo	Kangaroo	Australia at the Olympics	A popular symbol of sport in Australia.	[28][29]
Easter Bilby	Bilby	Billy the Aussie Easter Bilby	An Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny and chocolate bunnies.	[30][31]
Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat	Wombat	The Dream with Roy and HG	A humorous unofficial mascot of the 2000 Summer Olympics created by Roy and HG.	[32][33]
George	Koala	Caramello Koala	A koala mascot who takes the form of chocolate candies.	[34]
Matilda	Kangaroo	1982 Commonwealth Games	A 13-meter-tall kangaroo sculpture that held children dressed as joeys inside.	[35]
Wally	Wallaby	Australia national rugby union team	The mascot of the Australia national rugby union team.	[36]
Zippy	Kangaroo	University of Akron	The mascot of University of Akron athletics.	[37][38]