Macropus
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Eastern gray giant kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ) |
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| Shaw , 1790 |
Macropus is a genus from the kangaroo family(Macropodidae) and comprises 14 species, including one that is extinct. It includes the red and gray giant kangaroos , the mountain kangaroos (wallaroos) and the wallabies in the narrower sense.
The three largest species are called "giant kangaroo", this term only refers to the size and does not represent a systematic classification.
- Wallabies subgenus ( Notamacropus )
- Nimble Wallaby ( Macropus agilis )
- Back stripe wallaby ( M. dorsalis )
- Derby Wallaby ( M. eugenii )
- Eastern Irmawallaby ( M. greyi ) †
- Western Irmawallaby ( M. irma )
- Parmawallaby ( M. parma )
- Pretty-faced Wallaby ( M. parryi )
- Red-necked Wallaby or Bennett Wallaby ( M. rufogriseus )
- Subgenus gray giant kangaroos ( Macropus )
- Eastern gray giant kangaroo ( M. giganteus )
- Western gray giant kangaroo ( M. fuliginosus )
- Subgenus mountain kangaroos Osphranter
- Mountain kangaroo ( M. robustus )
- Black mountain kangaroo ( M. bernardus )
- Antelope kangaroo ( M. antilopinus )
- Red giant kangaroo ( M. rufus )
For more information, see the individual articles.
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Mammals of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 1999. ISBN 0801857899
Web links
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