Macropus
genus of mammals
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Summary
Macropus is a taxon[1]. Macropus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,137 views/month, #1,548 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Macropodinae[4]
- Endemic to: Australia[5]
- Taxon name: Macropus[6]
- Commons category: Macropus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Macropus[8]
- Commons gallery: Macropus[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10]
- Taxon synonym: Galago[11]
- This taxon is source of: kangaroo meat[12]
- Different from: kangaroo[13]
- This zoological name is coordinate with: Macropus[14]
- Taxon author citation: Shaw, 1790[15]
- Homonymous taxon: Macropus[16]
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Identifiers
Macropus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42865[17]. Macropus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9312[18]. Macropus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 11012[19]. Macropus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440171[20]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 552447[21] and 943893[22].
Why It Matters
Macropus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Macropus is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]