Osphranter rufus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Red Kangaroo

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1822-07-06. Mammalogie ou description des espèces de mammifères. Seconde partie, contenant les ordres des rongeurs, des édentés, des pachydermes, des ruminans et des cétacés. Veuve Agasse, Paris, 277-555 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521985

Original name as described

kangurus rufus

Other common names

Blue Flier · Plains Kangaroo

Type locality

"L'intérieur de la Nouvelle-Hollande audelà des Montagnes-Bleues [= beyond the Blue Mountains]," New South Wales, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Macropus to Osphranter

Taxonomy notes citation

Celik, M., Cascini, M., Haouchar, D., Van Der Burg, C., Dodt, W., Evans, A. R., ... & Phillips, M. J. (2019). A molecular and morphometric assessment of the systematics of the Macropus complex clarifies the tempo and mode of kangaroo evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 186(3), 793-812.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000292

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 (Boriogale) magnus

(R. Owen, 1874)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

magnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.1.3.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/55475ef2-77b9-45b2-aae7-f81627f7fa7c

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

Macropus rufus pallidus

(E. Schwarz, 1910)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.1.2.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1fa14577-9122-4c66-9710-6b33df305fc4

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3108757

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Macropus rufus dissimulatus

(W. Rothschild, 1905)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

dissimulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.2777, BMNH:Mamm:1939.4094

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b6a6302-b53d-4fef-812b-48ced4451f90 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/899035ce-5f2a-430f-b0d3-9c464bc0b7ef

Authority page

508

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479258

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Macropus rufus occidentalis

(Cahn, 1906)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:333

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57592667

Authority publication

Zoologischer Beobachter

Name usages

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

Halmat. rufus

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523797

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Macropus laniger

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Macropus rufus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Osphranter rufus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

726

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40567/21953534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

kangurus rufus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

541

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521985

Authority publication

Paris

Kangurus laniger

(Gaimard, 1823)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30968277

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1814-1824)

Name usages

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

Macropus lanigerus

(J. E. Gray in Griffith, C. H. Smith, & Pidgeon, 1825)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

lanigerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33267962

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Kangurus griseo-lanosus

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

griseolanosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

482

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2430349

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

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

Kangurus Lanosus

(J. E. Gray, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

lanosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790396

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Kangurus lanosus

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

lanosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729733

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Macropus (Osphranter) pictus

(J. Gould, 1861)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

pictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

373

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866941

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Macropus ruber

(Crisp, 1862)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Macropus rufus dissimulator

(Lydekker, 1906)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

dissimulator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51502400

Authority publication

Zoological Record

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