Macropus giganteus

G. K. Shaw, 1790

Eastern 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

Shaw, G.K. 1790-06. [Fascicle XI]. Pp. pl. 32–pl. 34 in Shaw, G.K. 1789-1790. The Naturalist's Miscellany: or, coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described immediately from nature. Vol. 1. Nodder, London, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59891596

Original name as described

Macropus Giganteus

Other common names

Forester · Great Grey Kangaroo · Scrub Kangaroo · Scrubber

Type material

QM J10749

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/objects/VE85232/macropus-giganteus-giganteus

Type locality

"native of New Holland" (= Kings Plains, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000277

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 titan

R. Owen in T. L. Mitchell, 1838

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

titan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:M 10777

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56306450

Authority publication

London

Macropus faunus

De Vis, 1895

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

faunus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM F2924

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6367974

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Macropus magister

De Vis, 1895

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

magister

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM F645

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6367967

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Macropus Giganteus

G. K. Shaw, 1790

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM J10749

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/objects/VE85232/macropus-giganteus-giganteus

Authority page

pl. 33 (unnumbered p. 1)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59891596

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Lesson (1842:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Fitzinger (1855:480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  4. Blyth (1863:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41513/21952954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Kanguru giganteus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

v

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130066

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:v, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Halmaturus giganteus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Macropus labiatus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

labiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Macropus giganteus giganteus

Groves, 2005

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Kanguroo gigas

(de Lacépède, 1799)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Paris

Macropus Major

G. K. Shaw, 1800

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

505

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632639

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Dipus tridactylus

(Perry, 1811)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

tridactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 73 (unnumbered p. 1)

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Kangurus labiatus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

labiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054375

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

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

Halmaturus griseo-fuscus

(Goldfuss, 1819)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

griseofuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

266

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

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

Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis

Le Souef, 1923

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

tasmaniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38719330

Authority publication

Australian Zoologist

Name usages

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

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