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 thirteen extant species which are further divided into three subgenera. The genus includes all terrestrial kangaroos, wallaroos, and several species of wallaby. The term itself is derived from the Ancient Greek μάκρος, makros "long" and πους, pous "foot". A further eleven 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: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 58–70. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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