ADW: Macropus: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Synapsida (synapsids)
        
        Class Mammalia (mammals)
        
        Subclass Theria (Therian mammals)
        
        Infraclass Metatheria (marsupial mammals)
        
        Order Diprotodontia (kangaroos, possums, wallabies, and relatives)
        
        Suborder Macropodiformes (kangaroos, wallabies, bettongs, rat kangaroos, and relatives)
        
        Family Macropodidae (kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives)
        
        Subfamily Macropodinae (kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives)
        
        Genus Macropus (kangaroos, wallabies, and wallaroos)
        
        Species Macropus agilis (agile wallaby)
        
        Species Macropus antilopinus (antilopine wallaroo)
        
        Species Macropus bernardus (black wallaroo)
        
        Species Macropus dorsalis (black-striped wallaby)
        
        Species Macropus eugenii (Tammar wallaby)
        
        Species Macropus fuliginosus (western gray kangaroo)
        
        Species Macropus giganteus (eastern gray kangaroo)
        
        Species Macropus greyi (toolache wallaby)
        
        Species Macropus irma (western brush wallaby)
        
        Species Macropus parma (Parma wallaby)
        
        Species Macropus parryi (whiptail wallaby)
        
        Species Macropus robustus (hill wallaroo)
        
        Species Macropus rufogriseus (red-necked wallaby)
        
        Species Macropus rufus (red kangaroo)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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Macropuskangaroos, wallabies, and wallaroos

Macropus
kangaroos, wallabies, and wallaroos