Macropus giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macropodiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Macropodiformes

Familia: Macropodidae
Subfamilia: Macropodinae
Genus: Macropus
Species: Macropus giganteus
Subspecies (2): M. g. giganteus – M. g. tasmaniensis

Name

Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790

Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Cooktown (New Holland), King's Plains

Holotype: Neotype: QM J10749

References

Macropus giganteus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Shaw, G. 1790. The Naturalist's Miscellany: or coloured figures of natural objects, drawn and described immediately from nature. London : G. Kearsley Vol. 1 [text to pl. 33]
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
IUCN: Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 (Least Concern)
Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

čeština: Klokan obrovský
English: Eastern Grey Kangaroo
français: Kangourou géant
italiano: Canguro gigante
日本語: オオカンガルー
한국어: 큰캥거루
polski: Kangur olbrzymi
português: Canguru-gigante
Türkçe: Doğu boz kangurusu