Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Full reference: L. Dawson and T. Flannery. 1985. Taxonomic and phylogenetic status of living and fossil kangaroos and wallabies of the genus Macropus Shaw (Macropodidae: Marsupialia), with a new subgeneric name for the larger wallabies. Australian Journal of Zoology 33(4):473-498

Parent taxon: Macropus according to L. Dawson and T. Flannery 1985

Sister taxa: Macropus (Macropus), Macropus (Osphranter), Macropus (Petrogale), Macropus anak, Macropus atlas, Macropus brehus, Macropus dryas, Macropus elegans, Macropus goliah, Macropus mimas, Macropus minor, Macropus narada, Macropus raechus, Macropus rama, Macropus rufogriseus, Macropus woodsi, Halmaturus vishnu, Halmaturus indra, Halmaturus brachyurus, Halmaturus vinceus

Subtaxa: Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis Macropus (Notamacropus) dorsalis Macropus (Notamacropus) eugenii Macropus (Notamacropus) greyi Macropus (Notamacropus) irma Macropus (Notamacropus) parma Macropus (Notamacropus) parryi Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus Macropus (Notamacropus) thor Macropus (Notamacropus) wombeyensis

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Ecology: saltatorial herbivore

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