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Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups.These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and are native to the Australian continent (the mainland and Tasmania), New Guinea and nearby islands.
Macropus is a marsupial genus in the family Macropodidae.It has two extant species of large terrestrial kangaroos.The term is derived from the Ancient Greek μάκρος, makros "long" and πους, pous "foot".
The seventy-two extant species of Macropodiformes are divided into three families: Hypsiprymnodontidae, containing a single species, the musky rat-kangaroo; Macropodidae, containing sixty-three species divided between the twelve genera in the subfamily Macropodinae and the single genus of the subfamily Sthenurinae; and Potoroidae, containing ...
Macropus fuliginosus (western grey kangaroo) Macropus giganteus (eastern grey kangaroo) Macrotis lagotis (greater bilby) Mastacomys fuscus (broad-toothed mouse) Megaptera novaeangliae (humpback whale) Mesoplodon bowdoini (Andrews' beaked whale) Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville's beaked whale) Mesoplodon ginkgodens (ginkgo-toothed beaked whale)
Ground cuscus. Cuscus (/ ˈ k ʌ s k ʌ s / or / ˈ k uː s k uː s /) is the common name generally given to the species within the four genera of Australasian possum [1] of the family Phalangeridae with the most tropical distribution:
The gray wolf (Canis lupus), often known simply as the wolf, is the largest wild member of the family Canidae. It is an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago. [19] DNA sequencing and genetic drift studies reaffirm that the gray wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog (Canis lupus ...
The western brush wallaby's gunmetal grey colouring resembles the larger kangaroos of the region. Their tail length is proportionally long to their smaller body size. The adult western brush wallaby weighs anywhere from 7.0-9.0 kg. Their colouring consists of a pale to mid grey coat with a distinct white facial stripe from the ear to the mouth ...
The order Diprotodontia consists of 140 extant species belonging to 39 genera.This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 39 genera can be grouped into 11 families; these families are grouped into the suborders Macropodiformes, Phalangeriformes, and Vombatiformes, and many are further grouped into named clades or subfamilies.