Macropus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Macropodidae
Subfamilia: Macropodinae
Genus: Macropus
Species: M. fuliginosus – M. giganteus
Alternative classification
[edit]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
[edit]Macropus Shaw, 1790
Type species: M. giganteus
Shaw, 1790
Synonyms
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
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
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