Macropus
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| Red-necked Wallaby | |
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| Genus: | Macropus Shaw, 1790
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Macropus is a marsupial genus that belongs to the family Macropodidae. It has 14 species. The genus includes all land kangaroos, wallaroos and several species of wallaby.
Taxonomy
[change | change source]- 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
- Subgenus Macropus
- Subgenus Notamacropus
Other websites
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