Macropodidae
Family of marsupial mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2]
Not to be confused with Macropodia or Macropodinae.
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Macropods[1] | |
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A young red-necked wallaby | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: | Macropodiformes |
Family: | Macropodidae Gray, 1821 |
Type genus | |
Macropus Shaw, 1790 | |
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