Overview
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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.
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- 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
- antilopine kangaroo, Macropus antilopinus
- black wallaroo, Macropus bernardus
- common wallaroo, Macropus robustus
- red kangaroo: Macropus rufus
- ?Macropus titan
- ?Macropus pearsoni
- western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
- eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
References
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- ^ Groves, C. (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. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000239.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Macropus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 80 species and subspecies in the Genus Macropus: M. accentifer · M. agilis (Agile Wallaby) · M. agilis agilis (Agile Wallaby) · M. agilis jardinii · M. agilis nigrescens · M. agilis papuanus · M. antilopinus (Antilopine Kangaroo) · M. argentatus · M. bedfordi · M. bernardus (Woodward's Wallaroo) · M. birdselli · M. brachyotis · M. caixana-foem · M. caixana-masc · M. canguru (Great Gray Kangaroo) · M. dorsalis (Black- Striped Wallaby) · M. eugenii (Tammar Wallaby) · M. eugenii decres (Tammar Wallaby) · M. eugenii derbianus (Tammar Wallaby) · M. eugenii eugenii (Tammar Wallaby) · M. ferragus · M. fraenatus · M. fuliginosus (Kangaroo Island Western Grey Kangaroo) · M. fuliginosus fuliginosus (Western Grey Kangaroo) · M. fuliginosus melanops · M. fuliginosus ocydromus · M. giganteus (Eastern Gray Kangaroo) · M. giganteus giganteus (Eastern Gray Kangaroo) · M. giganteus major · M. giganteus tasmaniensis (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) · M. gigas · M. goliah · M. gracilis · M. greyi (Toolache Wallaby) · M. hagenbecki · M. irma (Black-Gloved Brush Wallaby) · M. keysseri · M. leporides · M. longimanus · M. lugens · M. lunatus · M. magnus · M. major · M. manicatus · M. melanops · M. mundjabus · M. ocydromus · M. parma (White-Throated Wallaby) · M. parryi (Pretty-Faced Wallaby) · M. pearsoni · M. phasianellus · M. pictus · M. piltonensis · M. rama · M. robustus (Barrow Island Euro) · M. robustus cervinus · M. robustus erubescens · M. robustus gould (Hill Wallaroo) · M. robustus isabellinus (Barrow Island Euro) · M. robustus robustus · M. robustus woodwardi · M. ruficollis · M. rufiventer · M. rufogrisea · M. rufogriseus (Bennett's Wallabies) · M. rufogriseus banksianus · M. rufogriseus frutica (Red-Necked Wallaby) · M. rufogriseus fruticus · M. rufogriseus rufogriseus (Bennett's Wallabies) · M. rufus (Plains Kangaroo) · M. rufus dissimulatus · M. rufus pallidus · M. rufus rufus · M. siva · M. thor · M. titan · M. trochlearis · M. unguifer · M. vinceus · M. x
References
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- ^ Groves, C. (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. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000239.
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