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Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus (red-necked wallaby)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Kangurus rufogriseus was named by Desmarest (1817). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus by Dawson and Flannery (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Kangurus rufogriseus Desmarest p. 36
1985Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus Dawson and Flannery p. 490

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
subgenusNotamacropus
speciesrufogriseus(Desmarest 1817)

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 (Notamacropus) rufogriseus Desmarest 1817 [red-necked wallaby]
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Notamacropus rufogriseus (235090)