Macropus
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Higher classification | Macropodinae |
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Scientific name | Macropus |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Diprotodontia |
Mass | Red kangaroo |
Eastern grey kangaroo | |
Length | Eastern grey kangaroo |
Agile wallaby | |
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ID | 2386911 |
About Macropus
Macropus is a marsupial genus in the family Macropodidae. It has thirteen extant species, which are divided into three subgenera. The genus includes all terrestrial kangaroos, wallaroos, and several species of wallaby. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek μάκρος, makros "long" and πους, pous "foot".