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Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Nat. Misc. vol.1 p.pl. 33 (text)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Diprotodontia
family
Macropodidae
genus
Macropus
species
Macropus giganteus

Name

Synonyms
Macropus faunus De Vis, 1895
Macropus magister De Vis, 1895
Macropus titan Owen, 1838
Homonyms
Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790
Common names
Austrumu pelēkais ķengurs in Latvian
Canguro Gris Oriental in Spanish
Canguro gigante in Italian
Canguro grigio orientale in Italian
Canguro gris oriental in language.
Canguru-cinzento in Portuguese
Canguru-cinzento-da-Tasmânia in Portuguese
Canguru-gigante in Portuguese
Doğu Boz Kangurusu in Turkish
Eastern Gray Kangaroo in English
Eastern Grey Kangaroo in English
Eastern Grey Kangaroo in English
Eastern Grey Kangaroo in English
Eastern Grey Kangaroo in language.
Eastern Grey Kangaroo in English
Eastern Grey Kangaroo in English
Eastern Grey Kangaroo in English
Forester in English
Forester in English
Forester Kangaroo in English
Grand Kangourou in French
Grand Kangourou in French
Graues Riesenkänguru in German
Gray Kangaroo in English
Great Grey Kangaroo in English
Great Grey Kangaroo in English
Grey Kangaroo in English
Grå Kjempekenguru in Norwegian Bokmål
Grå kæmpekænguru in Danish
Harmaaisokenguru in Finnish
Ida hallkänguru in Estonian
Isojättikenguru in Finnish
Kangourou gris de l'Est in French
Kangourou géant in French
Kangourou géant de l'Est in French
Kangur olbrzymi in Polish
Oostelijke Grijze Reuzenkangoeroe in Dutch
Ostliches Graues Riesenkanguru in German
Ostliches Graues Riesenkanguru in German
Scrub Kangaroo in English
Scrub Kangaroo in English
Scrubber in English
Scrubber in English
Tasmanian Forester Kangaroo in English
Tasmanisches Riesenkänguru in German
badagarang in language.
eastern gray kangaroo in English
eastern grey kangaroo in English
eastern grey kangaroo in English
grå jättekänguru in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Burgin, Connor J., Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, et al., 2020: null. Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Monotremata to Rodentia. 631.
  2. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 760 Macropus Shaw, 1790 (Mammalia): addition to the Official List together with the validation under the Plenary Powers of Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 22, 292-295 (1966)
  3. Mellanby,K. (1942) Relation between size of family and incidence of head lice
  4. Nowak, Ronald M., 1991: null. Walker's Mammals of the World, vol. 1, 5th ed.. 1629.
  5. Nuttall,George H. F.,Keilin,D. (1919) Relations of head and body lice of man http://phthiraptera.info/node/46998
  6. Sholdt,L. Lance,Holloway,M. L.,Fronk,W. D. (1979) The epidemiology of human pediculosis in Ethiopia
  7. Traub,Robert,Starcke,H. (1980) The zoogeography and evolution of some fleas, lice and mammals http://phthiraptera.info/node/46997
  8. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  9. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  10. Wilson, Don E., and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2015: null. Handbook of the Mammals of the World, vol. 5. Monotremes and Marsupials. 1-799.
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