Macropus
| Macropus[1] | |
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| Eastern Grey Kangaroo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Macropodiformes |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Macropus Shaw, 1790 |
| Type species | |
| Macropus giganteus | |
| Species | |
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13 species, see text. | |
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| Species density of the Macropus genus | |
Macropus is a marsupial genus that belongs to the family Macropodidae. It has 13 extant species which are further divided into 3 subgenera. The genus includes all terrestrial kangaroos, wallaroos and several species of wallaby. The term itself is derived from the Ancient Greek makros "long" and pous "foot". A further 11 extinct species are recognised. The type species is the eastern grey kangaroo.
Taxonomy
- 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)
- whiptail wallaby: Macropus parryi
- red-necked wallaby: Macropus rufogriseus
- Subgenus Osphranter
- antilopine kangaroo, Macropus antilopinus
- black wallaroo, Macropus bernardus
- common wallaroo, Macropus robustus
- red kangaroo: Macropus rufus
- †Macropus titan
- †Macropus pearsoni
- Subgenus Macropus
- western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
- eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
- Subgenus Notamacropus
References
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- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 58–70. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.