Macropus giganteus

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Macropodiformes

Familia: Macropodidae
Subfamilia: Macropodinae
Genus: Macropus
Species: Macropus giganteus
Subspecies: 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]
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• 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
polski: Kangur olbrzymi, szary kangur olbrzymi
português: canguru-gigante
Türkçe: Doğu boz kangurusu