Macropodidae

Macropus fuliginosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macropodoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Metatheria
Cladus: Marsupialiformes
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Superordo: Australidelphia
Cladus: Eomarsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Macropodiformes
Superfamilia: Macropodoidea

Familia:
Subfamiliae (3): Lagostrophinae – Macropodinae – †Sthenurinae
Genera incertae sedis: †Cookeroo – †Dorcopsoides – †Procoptodon – †Protemnodon – †Simosthenurus – †Watutia

Name

Macropodidae Gray, 1821: 308 ["Macropidae"]

References

Primary references

  • Gray, J.E. 1821. On the Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. London Medical Repository 15: 296–310. HathiTrust. Reference page.  

Additional references

  • Groves, C.P. 2005. Order Diprotodontia. Pp. 43–70 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
  • Celik, M., Cascini, M., Haouchar, D., van Der Burg, C., Dodt, W., Evans, A.R., Prentis, P., Bunce, M., Fruciano, C. & Phillips, M.J. 2019. A molecular and morphometric assessment of the systematics of the Macropus complex clarifies the tempo and mode of kangaroo evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186(3): 793–812. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz005 Paywall Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • беларуская: Кенгуровыя
  • বাংলা: ক্যাংগারু, ক্যাঙ্গারু
  • català: Cangurs
  • čeština: Klokanovití
  • Deutsch: Kängurus
  • English: Kangaroos and Wallabies
  • español: Canguros
  • suomi: Kengurut
  • français: Kangourou
  • עברית: קנגורו
  • हिन्दी: कंगारू
  • hrvatski: Klokani
  • Bahasa Indonesia: Kanguru
  • italiano: Canguri
  • 日本語: カンガルー科
  • 한국어: 캥거루
  • Lëtzebuergesch: Känguruen
  • македонски: Кенгури
  • Nederlands: Kangoeroes
  • norsk nynorsk: Kenguru
  • norsk: Kenguru
  • polski: Kangurowate
  • português: Cangurus
  • slovenčina: Kengurovité
  • slovenščina: Kenguru
  • svenska: Kängurudjur
  • Türkçe: Kangurugiller
  • українська: Кенгурові
  • 中文: 袋鼠
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