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Macropus (Macropus) giganteus (eastern grey kangaroo)

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Macropus giganteus was named by Shaw (1790). It is extant. It is the type species of Macropus, Macropus (Macropus).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. agilis, M. agilissiva, M. birdselli, M. eugenii, M. fuliginosus, M. irma, M. rankeni, M. robustus, M. rufgriseus, M. wellingtonensis
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by J. Alroy on 2010-02-01

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1790Macropus giganteus Shaw
1838Macropus titan Owen
1894Macropus titan Lydekker p. 254
1895Macropus faunus De Vis
1895Macropus magister De Vis
1974Macropus titan Marshall p. 66
1985Macropus (Macropus) giganteus Dawson and Flannery p. 481

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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
subgenusMacropusShaw 1790
speciesgiganteus(Shaw 1790)

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 (Macropus) giganteus Shaw 1790 [eastern grey kangaroo]
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Invalid names: Macropus faunus De Vis 1895 [synonym], Macropus magister De Vis 1895 [synonym], Macropus titan Owen 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available