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Grey Kangaroos
Macropus
Macropus is a marsupial genus in the family Macropodidae. It has thirteen extant species, which are divided into three subgenera. The genus includes all terrestrial kangaroos, wallaroos, and several species of wallaby. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek μάκρος, makros "long" and πους, pous "foot". Eleven extinct species are recognised. The type species is the eastern grey kangaroo.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42865.