CZ EN
SEARCH  
SHOW INFO

Taxon profile

<< Go back one level - Macropodinae

genus

Macropus Shaw, 1790

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Diprotodontia - diprotodont marsupials »  family Macropodidae - kangaroos and wallabies »  subfamily Macropodinae

Scientific synonyms

Boriogale Owen, 1874
Dendrodorcopsis Rothschild, 1903
Gerboides Gervais, 1855
Gigantomys Link, 1794
Halmatopus Wagner, 1841
Halmaturus Illiger, 1811
Kalmaturus Gervais, 1835
Kanguroo Lacépède, 1799
Kangurus Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
Macropus (Macropus) Shaw, 1790

More (12) >>
Type taxon:Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790

Included taxa

Number of records: 2

species Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) - Western Grey Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

species Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 - Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus


Links and literature

EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1288614]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [http://www.irmng.org] [as Macropus Shaw, 1790]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019
EN Australian Faunal Directory [9e6a0bba-de5b-4465-8544-aa8fe3943fab]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Macropus Shaw, 1790]
Data retrieved on: 8 February 2015
EN Wikipedia Articles [Macropus]

Wikipedia Articles [https://en.wikipedia.org]
More >>

Search

Search images using Google | CalPhotos | Wikimedia
Search on internet using Google
Search using Google Scholar | By description authors
Search using BHL | EOL | GBIF | ITIS | Wikipedia

Contributions to BioLib

Help us to expand this encyclopedia! If you are logged in, you can add new subtaxa, vernacular and scientific names, texts, images or intertaxon relationships for this taxon.

Comments - 1


Taxon
Others
User
Participate in BioLib