Macropus

Macropus, from the Ancient Greek words (makrós), meaning "long", and (pous), meaning "foot", is a marsupial genus in the family Macropodidae. It has two extant species of large terrestrial kangaroos. Thirteen known extinct species are recognised. The type species is the eastern grey kangaroo.

==Taxonomy== In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that Osphranter and Notamacropus, formerly considered subgenera, should be moved to the genus level. This change was accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory in 2020. ===Extant Species=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !!Distribution |- |120px || Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)||120px |- |120px || Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)||120px |- |} ===Fossils=== A currently-unnamed Pleistocene Macropus species from Australia was the largest kangaroo ever, with an estimated mass of around 274 kg (~604 lb). †Macropus dryas †Macropus gouldi †Macropus narada †Macropus piltonensis †Macropus rama †Macropus woodsi †Macropus pavana †Macropus thor †Macropus ferragus †Macropus mundjabus †Macropus pan †Macropus pearsoni †Macropus titan (or †Macropus giganteus titan)