Macropodidae

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Western Grey Kangaroo

Western Grey Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817)

Macropus fuliginosus, the western grey kangaroo, is a large Australian macropod with unique reproduction and unidirectional hybridisation with eastern grey kangaroos.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790

Macropus giganteus (eastern grey kangaroo) is Australia's common large marsupial with distinct traits, habitat preferences, and unique reproductive adaptations.

Quokka

Quokka

Setonix brachyurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Setonix brachyurus, the quokka, is a small macropod found in south-west Western Australia with distinctive traits and behavior.

Swamp Wallaby

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804)

Wallabia bicolor, the swamp wallaby, is a macropod with unique traits found across eastern Australia.

Whiptail Wallaby

Whiptail Wallaby

Notamacropus parryi Bennett, 1835

Notamacropus parryi, the whiptail wallaby, is a marsupial with distinct fur markings, sexual size dimorphism, and specific reproductive behaviours.

Red-necked Wallaby

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817)

Red-necked wallabies (Notamacropus rufogriseus) are distinctive Australian marsupials found in eastern coastal and highland habitats.

Agile Wallaby

Agile Wallaby

Macropus agilis (Gould, 1841)

Macropus agilis, the agile wallaby, is a sexually dimorphic Australian and New Guinean macropod with distinct markings and specific habitat preferences.

Black-striped Wallaby

Black-striped Wallaby

Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837)

The black-striped wallaby is a medium-sized nocturnal wallaby found in eastern Australia, with an endangered New South Wales population.

Tammar Wallaby

Tammar Wallaby

Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817)

Macropus eugenii, the tammar wallaby, is a small wallaby and widely used model organism for biological and genomic research.

Western Brush Wallaby

Western Brush Wallaby

Notamacropus irma (Jourdan, 1837)

Notamacropus irma, the western brush wallaby, is a small marsupial native to southwestern Western Australia with little known of its reproduction.

Common Wallaroo

Common Wallaroo

Macropus robustus Gould, 1840

The common wallaroo is a common nocturnal solitary macropod species with characteristic reproductive and social traits.

Red Kangaroo

Red Kangaroo

Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822)

Macropus rufus, the red kangaroo, is the largest kangaroo species native to inland Australia with specialized arid-adapted traits.

Antilopine Wallaroo

Antilopine Wallaroo

Macropus antilopinus (Gould, 1841)

Macropus antilopinus, the antilopine kangaroo, is a large, sexually dimorphic Australian kangaroo found in northern tropical lowlands.

Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo

Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett, 1884

Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) is the smallest tree-kangaroo, living in varied suitable habitats with distinct fur markings.

Mareeba Rock Wallaby

Mareeba Rock Wallaby

Petrogale mareeba Eldredge & Close, 1992

Petrogale mareeba, the Mareeba rock-wallaby, is a rare rock-wallaby found in restricted ranges in northeastern Queensland, Australia.

Black-flanked Rock Wallaby

Black-flanked Rock Wallaby

Petrogale lateralis Gould, 1842

Petrogale lateralis, the black-flanked rock-wallaby, is a marsupial with distinct physical traits, water adaptations, and multiple Australian subspecies.

Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby

Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby

Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1854

Petrogale xanthopus, the yellow-footed rock-wallaby, is a coloured wallaby found in rocky areas of eastern Australia.

Allied Rock Wallaby

Allied Rock Wallaby

Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877

Petrogale assimilis, the allied rock-wallaby, is an endemic Australian wallaby found in rocky Queensland habitats.

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby

Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1827)

Petrogale penicillata, the brush-tailed rock-wallaby, is a rock-dwelling wallaby species found along eastern Australia's Great Dividing Range.

Eastern Short-eared Rock Wallaby

Eastern Short-eared Rock Wallaby

Petrogale wilkinsi Thomas, 1926

Petrogale wilkinsi is a small dark macropod species found across the Top End of the Northern Territory.

Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby

Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby

Petrogale brachyotis (Gould, 1840)

Petrogale brachyotis, the short-eared rock-wallaby, is a varied rock-wallaby species from northern Australia with two recognized subspecies.

Red-legged Pademelon

Red-legged Pademelon

Thylogale stigmatica (Gould, 1860)

The red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) is a small macropod found in Australia and New Guinea, inhabiting mostly rainforests.

Red-necked Pademelon

Red-necked Pademelon

Thylogale thetis (Lesson, 1828)

The red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) is a small, shy crepuscular macropod closely related to the red-legged pademelon.

Rufous-bellied Pademelon

Rufous-bellied Pademelon

Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822)

Thylogale billardierii, the Tasmanian pademelon, is an abundant marsupial found in Tasmania, with confirmed biological and ecological traits.

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