Macropus

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iMacropus
Red-necked Wallaby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Suborder: Macropodiformes Family: Macropodidae Genus: Macropus Shaw, 1790
Species
14 species, see text.

Macropus is a marsupial genus that belongs to the family Macropodidae, it has 14 species which are further divided into 3 subgenera. The genus includes all terrestrial kangaroos, wallaroos and several species of wallaby.

• Genus Macropus
  • Subgenus Notamacropus
    • Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis
    • Black-striped Wallaby, Macropus dorsalis
    • Tammar Wallaby, Macropus eugenii
    • Toolache Wallaby, Macropus greyii (extinct)
    • Western Brush Wallaby, Macropus irma
    • Parma Wallaby: Macropus parma (rediscovered, thought extinct for 100 years)
    • Pretty-faced Wallaby: Macropus parryi
    • Red-necked Wallaby: Macropus rufogriseus
  • Subgenus Osphranter
    • Antilopine Wallaroo, Macropus antilopinus
    • Woodward's Wallaroo, Macropus bernadus
    • Eastern Wallaroo, Macropus robustus
    • Red Kangaroo: Macropus rufus
  • Subgenus Macropus
    • Western Grey Kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
    • Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Macropus giganteus

[edit] References

• Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 58-70. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.