Macropus
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| Macropus[1] | |
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| Eastern Grey Kangaroo | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Macropodiformes |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Macropus Shaw, 1790 |
| Type species | |
| Macropus giganteus |
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14 species, see text. |
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| The Species Density of the Macropus Genus | |
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. 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.
[edit] 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)
- Pretty-faced Wallaby: Macropus parryi
- Red-necked Wallaby: Macropus rufogriseus
- Subgenus Osphranter
- Antilopine Kangaroo, Macropus antilopinus
- Woodward's Wallaroo, Macropus bernardus
- Eastern 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
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- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 58-70. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000239.
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