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Macropus (Osphranter) rufus (red kangaroo)

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Kangurus rufus was named by Desmarest (1822). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macropus (Osphranter) rufus by Dawson and Flannery (1985); it was recombined as Macropus rufus by Burk et al. (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Kangurus rufus Desmarest p. 541
1985Macropus (Osphranter) rufus Dawson and Flannery p. 488
1998Macropus rufus Burk et al. p. 459

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyMacropodidae()
subfamilyMacropodinae
genusMacropusShaw 1790
subgenusOsphranter(Gould 1842)
speciesrufus(Desmarest 1822)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Macropus (Osphranter) rufus Desmarest 1822 [red kangaroo]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:34:36
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:34:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bassarova et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Osphranter rufus (210197)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Macropus rufus (182001)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Macropus rufus (182902)