Kangaroos and Wallabies: Family Macropodidae

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae

Kangaroos, Wallabies, Tree-Kangaroos and Pademelons are marsupials in the family Macropodidae.  In total there are about 47 living representatives.  An additional six species have gone extinct in the last 400 years.

Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2009. "Kangaroos and Wallabies" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed May 17, 2012 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/animals/chordates/mammals/diprotodont-marsupials/kangaroos-and-wallabies
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
University of Hawaii
Created on: Jan 23rd, 2009
Last updated: May 21st, 2011

Species that exist in this taxonomy

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