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Macropodidae (kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Macropidae Gray p. 308
1825Macropina Gray p. 339
1883Macropodidae Flower p. 184
1889Macropodidae Cope p. 876
1891Macropodidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89
1894Macropodidae Lydekker p. 251
1898Macropodidae Gadow p. 41
1921Macropodidae Pocock p. 607
1974Macropodidae Marshall p. 66
1984Macropodidae Flannery and Archer
1989Macropodidae Flannery p. 300
1991Macropodidae Nowak
1994Macropodidae Springer et al. p. 86
1997Macropodidae McKenna and Bell
1999Macropodidae Dawson et al. p. 276
2001Nambarinae Kear and Cooke
2005Macropodidae Wilson and Reeder
2006Macropodidae Munemasa et al. p. 189
2008Macropodidae Prideaux and Warburton p. 464
2015Macropodidae Travouillon et al.
2016Macropodidae Butler et al. p. 5

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyMacropodidae()
familyMacropodidae()

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.

Fm. Macropodidae Gray 1821 [kangaroo]
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G. †Cookeroo Butler et al. 2016
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†Cookeroo bulwidarri Butler et al. 2016
†Cookeroo hortusensis Butler et al. 2016
G. †Dorcopsoides Woodburne 1967
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†Dorcopsoides fossilis Woodburne 1967
G. †Ganguroo Cooke 1997
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†Ganguroo bilamina Cooke 1997
†Ganguroo bites Travouillon et al. 2014 [kangaroo]
†Ganguroo robustiter Cooke et al. 2015
Subfm. †Lagostrophinae Prideaux and Warburton 2010
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G. †Tjukuru Prideaux and Tedford 2012
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†Tjukuru wellsi Prideaux and Tedford 2012
G. †Leptosiagon Owen 1874
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†Leptosiagon gracilis Owen 1874
Subfm. Macropodinae Gray 1821 [kangaroo]
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G. †Baringa Flannery and Hann 1984
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†Baringa nelsonensis Flannery and Hann 1984
G. †Bohra Flannery and Szalay 1982
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†Bohra illuminata Prideaux and Warburton 2008
†Bohra paulae Flannery and Szalay 1982
†Bohra wilkinsonorum Dawson 2004
G. †Congruus McNamara 1994
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†Congruus congruus McNamara 1994
G. Dendrolagus Müller 1840 [tree kangaroo]
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Dendrolagus bennettianus De Vis 1886 [Bennetts tree-kangaroo]
Dendrolagus dorianus Ramsay 1884 [Doria's tree kangaroo]
Dendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas 1908 [Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo]
Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett 1884 [Lumholtz's tree kangaroo]
Dendrolagus matschiei Forster and Rothschild 1907 [Huon tree-kangaroo]
G. Dorcopsis Schlegel and Müller 1845 [New Guinea forest wallaby]
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Dorcopsis atrata Van Deusen 1957 [Black dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis hageni Heller 1897 [White-striped dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis luctuosa D'Albertis 1874 [Grey dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis muelleri Lesson 1827 [Brown dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis veterum Lesson and Garnot 1826
G. Dorcopsulus Matschie 1916
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Dorcopsulus vanheurni Thomas 1922 [small dorcopsis]
G. †Kurrabi Flannery and Archer 1984
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†Kurrabi mahoneyi Flannery and Archer 1984
†Kurrabi merriwaensis Flannery and Archer 1984
†Kurrabi pelchenorum Flannery and Archer 1984
G. Lagorchestes Gould 1841 [hare-wallaby]
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Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould 1841 [Spectacled hare-wallaby]
Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould 1844 [rufous hare-wallaby]
G. Macropus Shaw 1790
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Subg. Macropus (Macropus) Shaw 1790 [kangaroo]
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Invalid names: Macropus (Leptosaigon) gracilis Owen 1874 [synonym]
Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus Desmarest 1817 [western grey kangaroo]
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]
†Macropus (Macropus) pan De Vis 1895
†Macropus (Macropus) pearsoni Bartholomai 1971
Invalid names: Leptosaigon Owen 1874 [invalid subgroup], Macropus (Fissuridon) Bartholomai 1971 [synonym]
Subg. Macropus (Notamacropus) Dawson and Flannery 1985 [wallaby]
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Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis Gould 1842 [agile wallaby]
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Invalid names: Osphranter stirtoni Marcus 1976 [synonym]
Macropus (Notamacropus) dorsalis Gray 1837 [black-striped wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) eugenii Desmarest 1817 [tammar wallaby]
†Macropus (Notamacropus) greyi Waterhouse 1846 [toolache wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) irma Jourdan 1837 [western brush wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) parma Waterhouse 1846 [parma wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) parryi Bennett 1835 [pretty-faced wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus Desmarest 1817 [red-necked wallaby]
Subg. Macropus (Osphranter) Gould 1842
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Macropus (Osphranter) antilopinus Gould 1842 [antilopine kangaroo]
Macropus (Osphranter) bernardus Rothschild 1904 [Woodward's wallaroo]
†Macropus (Osphranter) pavana Bartholomai 1978
Macropus (Osphranter) robustus Gould 1841 [eastern wallaroo]
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Invalid names: Macropus birdsellii Tedford 1967 [synonym], Osphranter cooperi Owen 1874 [synonym]
Macropus (Osphranter) rufus Desmarest 1822 [red kangaroo]
Invalid names: Dendrodorcopsis Rothschild 1903 [invalid subgroup], Megaleia Gistel 1848 [invalid subgroup], Phascolagus Owen 1874 [invalid subgroup]
Subg. Macropus (Petrogale) Gray 1837 [rock wallaby]
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Petrogale brachyotis Gould 1840 [Short-eared rock-wallaby]
Petrogale lateralis Gould 1842 [Black-flanked rock-wallaby]
Petrogale penicillata Gray 1827 [Brush-tailed rock-wallaby]
†Petrogale xanthopus Gray 1837
†Macropus anak Owen 1859
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Invalid names: Protemnodon og Owen 1874 [synonym]
†Macropus atlas Owen 1838
†Macropus brehus Owen 1874
†Macropus dryas De Vis 1895
†Macropus goliah Owen 1874
†Macropus mimas Owen 1874
†Macropus minor Owen 1877
†Macropus narada Bartholomai 1978
†Macropus raechus Owen 1874
†Macropus rama Bartholomai 1975
Macropus rufogriseus Desmarest 1817
†Macropus woodsi Bartholomai 1975
Invalid names: Halmaturus Illiger 1811 [synonym], Macropus elegans Lambert 1807 [nomen dubium]
G. Onychogalea Gray 1841 [nail-tailed wallaby]
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Onychogalea unguifera Gould 1841 [northern nail-tail wallaby]
G. Peradorcas Thomas 1904
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Peradorcas concinna Gould 1842 [nabarlek]
G. †Prionotemnus Stirton 1955
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G. †Protemnodon Owen 1874
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†Protemnodon anak Owen 1874
†Protemnodon bandharr Dawson et al. 1999
†Protemnodon brehus Owen 1874
†Protemnodon chinchillaensis Bartholomai 1973
†Protemnodon devisi Bartolomai 1973
†Protemnodon hopei Flannery 1992
G. Setonix Lesson 1842 [quokka]
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Setonix brachyurus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [quokka]
G. †Silvaroo Dawson 2004
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†Silvaroo bila Dawson 2004
G. Thylogale Gray 1837 [pademelon]
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Thylogale brunii Schreber 1778 [Dusky pademelon]
Thylogale stigmatica Gould 1860 [red-legged pademelon]
Thylogale thetis Lesson 1828 [Red-necked pademelon]
G. Wallabia Trouessart 1905 [swamp wallaby]
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Wallabia bicolor Desmarest 1804 [swamp wallaby]
†Wallabia kitcheneri Flannery 1989
G. †Watutia Flannery et al. 1989
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†Watutia novaeguineae Flannery et al. 1989
Invalid names: Dendrolagini Flannery 1989 [empty], Halmaturus odin De Vis 1895 [nomen dubium], Macropus affinis Owen 1845 [nomen dubium], Macropus piltonensis Bartholomai 1975 [nomen dubium], Osphranter gouldi Owen 1874 [nomen dubium]
G. †Pachysiagon Owen 1874
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†Pachysiagon otuel Owen 1874
Subfm. Potoroinae Gray 1821
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G. †Gumardee Flannery et al. 1982
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†Gumardee keari Travouillon et al. 2022
†Gumardee pascuali Flannery et al. 1982
†Gumardee richi Travouillon et al. 2016
†Gumardee springae Travouillon et al. 2016
†Gumardee webbi Travouillon et al. 2022
G. †Rhizosthenurus Kear 2002
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G. †Synaptodon De Vis 1889
G. †Triclis de Vis 1888
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†Triclis oscillans de Vis 1888
Invalid names: Macropina Gray 1825 [synonym], Nambarinae Kear and Cooke 2001 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available