MACROPODIDAE, Gray, 1821
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6723703 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03950439-965D-FFB8-6AC9-FDB9F84632C5 |
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Tatiana |
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MACROPODIDAE |
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Family MACROPODIDAE View in CoL
(KANGAROOS AND WALLABIES)
• Mediumto large-sized marsupials; long, strong tails and highly developed hindlimbs and hindfeet; pelage mostly gray to brown with lighter underfur.
• 50-340 cm. View Figure
• Australasian Region. View Figure
• Diverse habitats from subalpine grasslands to tropical rainforests, dry woodlands, and sandy-stony deserts.
• 13 genera, 59 species,at least 88 extant taxa.
• 2 species Critically Endangered, 8 species Endangered, 8 species Vulnerable; 1 subspecies Extinct in the Wild; 1 subspecies and 4 species Extinct since 1600.
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