Macropus fuliginosus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Western Gray Kangaroo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Macropodidae
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Tribe : Macropodini
Genus : Macropus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1817. KANGUROO, Kangurus. Pp. 28–44 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XVII. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 622 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054379

Original name as described

Kangurus fuliginosus

Other common names

Black-faced Kangaroo · Kangaroo Island Kangaroo · Mallee Kangaroo · Sooty Kangaroo

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-396

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-396

Type locality

Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000276

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Macropus melanops

J. Gould, 1842

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

melanops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0e6b8e63-6403-4cfb-b940-4fe9b43052ba https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a35dc59a-ce3b-43d8-a896-e405071b8778

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679772

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Macropus ocydromus

J. Gould, 1842

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ocydromus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.7.2.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/38bd99c3-9933-45ff-8444-e881d6050a6b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/560228ee-d061-4389-83b0-97aec6cb78da

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324037

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Kangurus fuliginosus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-396

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-396

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054379

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Halm. fuliginosus

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

379

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523796

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Macropus fuliginosus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40563/21953972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus

Groves, 2005

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Macropus fuliginosus melanops

Groves, 2005

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

melanops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Macropus fuliginosus ocydromus

Groves, 2005

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ocydromus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

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