Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cladus: Metatheria
Cladus: Marsupialiformes
Cohors: Marsupialia
Cladus: Australidelphia
Cladus: Eomarsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Macropodiformes
Familia: Macropodidae
Subfamilia: Macropodinae
Genus: Macropus
Species: M. fuliginosus – M. giganteus
Alternative classification
Species: M. agilis – M. antilopinus – M. bernardus – M. dorsalis – †M. dryas – M. eugenii – M. fuliginosus – M. giganteus – †M. greyi – M. irma – †M. pan – M. parma – M. parryi – M. robustus - M. rufogriseus - M. rufus – †M. thor – †M. titan
Name
Macropus Shaw, 1790
Type species: M. giganteus
Shaw, 1790
Synonyms
Boriogale Owen, 1874
Dendrodorcopsis W. Rothschild, 1903
Gerboides Gervais, 1855
Gigantomys Link, 1794
Halmatopus Wagner, 1841
Halmaturus Illiger, 1811
Kalmaturus Gervais, 1835
Kanguroo Lacépède, 1799
Kangurus E. Geoffroy & G. Cuvier, 1795
Megaleia Gistel, 1848
Phascolagus Owen, 1874
Prionotemmus Stirton, 1955
References
Macropus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Names List for MACROPODIDAE. Australian Faunal Directory (AFD).
Bartholomai, A. 1975. The genus Macropus Shaw (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in the Upper Cainozoic deposits of Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 17(2): 195–235. BHL Reference page.
Celik, M., Cascini, M., Haouchar, D., Van Der Burg, C., Dodt, W., Evans, A.R., Prentis, P., Bunce, M., Fruciano, C. & Phillips, M.J. 2019. A molecular and morphometric assessment of the systematics of the Macropus complex clarifies the tempo and mode of kangaroo evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186(3): p. 793–812. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz005
Jackson, S.M. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: p. 152–155.
Macropus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Nat. Misc., 1, pl. 23 (text)
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
Vernacular names
العربية: كنغر
azərbaycanca: Kenquru
беларуская: Кенгуру
bosanski: Kengur
English: Kangaroo
suomi: Jättikengurut
עברית: קנגור
Bahasa Indonesia: Kangguru
日本語: カンガルー属
latviešu: Ķenguru ģints
Nederlands: Kangoeroe
polski: Kangur
русский: Исполинские кенгуру
Macropus is a marsupial genus in the family Macropodidae. It has two extant species of large terrestrial kangaroos. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek μάκρος, makros "long" and πους, pous "foot". Thirteen known extinct species are recognised. The type species is the eastern grey kangaroo.
Taxonomy
In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that Osphranter and Notamacropus, formerly considered subgenera, should be moved to the genus level.[2] This change was accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory in 2020.[3]
Extant Species
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
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Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) |  |
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Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) |  |
Fossils
A currently-unnamed Pleistocene Macropus species from Australia was the largest kangaroo ever, with an estimated mass of around 274 kg (~604 lb).[4]
†Macropus dryas
†Macropus gouldi
†Macropus narada
†Macropus piltonensis
†Macropus rama
†Macropus woodsi
†Macropus pavana
†Macropus thor
†Macropus ferragus
†Macropus mundjabus
†Macropus pan
†Macropus pearsoni
†Macropus titan (or †Macropus giganteus titan)
References
Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 63–66. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Celik, Mélina; Cascini, Manuela; Haouchar, Dalal; Van Der Burg, Chloe; Dodt, William; Evans, Alistair; Prentis, Peter; Bunce, Michael; Fruciano, Carmelo; Phillips, Matthew (28 March 2019). "A molecular and morphometric assessment of the systematics of the Macropus complex clarifies the tempo and mode of kangaroo evolution". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 186 (3): 793–812. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz005. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
"Names List for MACROPODIDAE, Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Department of the Environment and Energy. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
Hocknull, Scott A.; Lewis, Richard; Arnold, Lee J.; Pietsch, Tim; Joannes-Boyau, Renaud; Price, Gilbert J.; Moss, Patrick; Wood, Rachel; Dosseto, Anthony; Louys, Julien; Olley, Jon (2020-05-18). "Extinction of eastern Sahul megafauna coincides with sustained environmental deterioration". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 2250. Bibcode:2020NatCo..11.2250H. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15785-w. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 7231803. PMID 32418985.
Further reading
Speare, R.; Thomas, A. D. (June 1988). "Speare, R. and Thomas, A.D. (1988), Orphaned kangaroo and wallaby joeys as a potential zoonotic source of Salmonella spp." Medical Journal of Australia. 148: 619–623. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb116333.x. S2CID 23290403.
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