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Macropus Shaw, 1790

Macropus Shaw, 1790; Nat. Misc., 1: pl. 23 (text), TS: Macropus giganteus Shaw
Kangurus Geoffrey & Cuvier, 1795
Protemnodon Owen, 1873
Megaleia

Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842)

NW.Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, S.New Guinea, Kiriwina. See [About maps] agilis (Gould, 1842); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1841: 81, TL: Australia, Northern Territory, Port Ensington
Macropus agilis ; [MSOW, 46]

Macropus antilopinus (Gould, 1842)

N.Queensland, Northern Territory, NW.Australia. See [About maps] antilopinus (Gould, 1842); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1841: 80, TL: Australia, Northern Territory, Port Ensington
Macropus antilopinus ; [MSOW, 46]

Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837)

E.Queensland, E.New South Wales. See [About maps] dorsalis (Gray, 1837); Mag. Nat. Hist. (Charlesworth), 1: 583, TL: Australia, New South Wales, ?interior (Namoi Hills)
Macropus dorsalis ; [MSOW, 46]

Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817)

SW.Australia, S.Australia, Kangaroo Is., Wallaby Is.. See [About maps] eugenii (Desmarest, 1817); Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., nouv. ed., 17: 38, TL: S.Australia, Nuyt's Arch., St. Peter's Island
Macropus eugenii ; [MSOW, 46]

Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817)

SW.New South Wales, Victoria, S.Australia, SW.Australia, Tasmania, King Is., Kangaroo Is.. See [About maps] fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817); Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., nouv. ed., 17: 35, TL: S.Australia, Kangaroo Is.
Macropus fuliginosus ; [MSOW, 46]

Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790

Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, S.Australia, Tasmania. See [About maps] Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790; Nat. Misc., 1: pl. 33 (text), TL: Queensland, Cooktown
Macropus giganteus ; [MSOW, 46]

M. g. tasmaniensis

Macropus greyi Waterhouse, 1846

SE.Australia - Victoria. See [About maps] Macropus greyi Waterhouse, 1846; Nat. Hist. Mammal., 1: 122, TL: S.Australia, Coorong
Macropus greyi ; [MSOW, 46]

Macropus irma (Jourdan, 1837)

SW.Australia. See [About maps] irma (Jourdan, 1837); C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris 5: 523, TL: W.Australia, Swan River
Macropus irma ; [MSOW, 47]

Macropus parma Waterhouse, 1846

E.New South Wales. See [About maps] Macropus parma Waterhouse, 1846; Nat. Hist. Mammal., 1: 149, TL: New South Wales, Sydney
Macropus parma ; [MSOW, 47]

Macropus parryi Bennett, 1835

E.Queensland, NE.New South Wales. See [About maps] Macropus parryi Bennett, 1835; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1835: 151, TL: New South Wales, Stroud (near Port Stephens)
Protemnodon parryi ;
Macropus parryi ; [MSOW, 47]

Macropus robustus Gould, 1841

W.Australia, S.Australia, S.Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Barrow Is.. See [About maps] Macropus robustus Gould, 1841; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1840: 92, TL: New South Wales, interior (summit of mts)
cervinus
erubesces
Macropus robustus ; [MSOW, 47]

Macropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817)

SE.Australia, Victoria, E.Queensland, E.New South Wales, Tasmania. See [About maps] Red-necked Wallaby
Kangurus rufogriseus Desmarest, 1817; Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., nouv. ed., 17: 36, TL: King Island, Bass Strait, Australia, Tasmania
Macropus fruticus Ogilby, 1838; , TL: Tasmania
Macropus benneti Waterhouse, 1838
Macropus rufogriseus ; [MSOW, 47]

800x595 (~219Kb) Kruezen Animal Park (Germany), March 2000, Photo © Ralf Schmode

800x478 (~139Kb) Russia, Moscow zoo, 29.5.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov

Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822)

Australia. See [About maps] rufus (Desmarest, 1822); Tabl. Encycl. Meth. Mammal., 2: 541, TL: New South Wales, Blue Mts.
Megaleia rufa ;
Macropus rufus ; [MSOW, 47]

800x568 (~184Kb) Hagenbeck Zoological Garden, Hamburg (Germany), May 1999, Photo © Ralf Schmode

22.8.2001 (14)

References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[MSOW]

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (Ed.), 1982; Mammal Species of the World; A taxonomic and geographic reference

[Ralf Schmode]

Geesthacht, Germany; e-mail: Ralf Schmode; More of similar pictures from Ralf Schmode's; Animal Photography Page

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.