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"
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