Macropus

marsupial genus

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kangaroos

  • Western gray kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus).
    In kangaroo

    …14 species in the genus Macropus, some of which are called wallabies. In its broadest usage, kangaroo refers to any member of the family Macropodidae, which comprises about 65 species, including tree kangaroos and the quokka; rat kangaroos are classified into “sister” familes, Potoroidae and Hypsiprymnodontidae. The Macropodidae are found…

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