Osphranter
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| Osphranter[1] | |
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| File:Red Kangaroo 001.jpg | |
| Red kangaroo | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Osphranter Gould, 1842[1] |
| Type species | |
| Osphranter antilopinus[2] Gould, 1842
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Osphranter is a genus of large marsupials in the family Macropodidae, commonly known as kangaroos and wallaroos (among other species). It contains the largest extant marsupial, the red kangaroo (O. rufus).
In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that Osphranter and Notamacropus, formerly considered subgenera of Macropus, should be moved to the genus level.[3] This change was accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory in 2020.[4]
The genus has a fossil record that extends back at least into the Pliocene.[5]
Species
[edit | edit source]| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| File:Northern Wallaroo.jpg | Osphranter antilopinus, antilopine kangaroo | File:Antilopine Kangaroo.jpg |
| File:Black Wallaroo Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu NP.jpg | Osphranter bernardus, black wallaroo | File:Black Wallaroo.jpg |
| File:Macropus robustus (28210756229).jpg | Osphranter robustus, common wallaroo | File:Wallaroo Range.jpg |
| File:Red kangaroo - melbourne zoo.jpg | Osphranter rufus, red kangaroo | File:Red kangaroo.jpg |
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References
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