Macropus

Macropus[1]
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
13 species, see text.
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
  • • † Macropus dryas
    • † Macropus gouldi
    • † Macropus narada
    • † Macropus rama
    • † Macropus woodsi

• • Subgenus Notamacropus
    • Agile wallaby, Macropus agilis
    • Black-striped wallaby, Macropus dorsalis
    • Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii
    • †Toolache wallaby, Macropus greyii (extinct): lived in the southeast of South Australia and in Victoria
    • 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 (or †Macropus giganteus titan)
    • †Macropus pearsoni
    • †Macropus pavana
    • †Macropus thor

• • Subgenus Macropus
    • Western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
    • Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
    • †Macropus ferragus
    • †Macropus mundjabus
    • †Macropus pan
    • †Macropus pearsoni

References

1. 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.