Macropodinae

Macropodinae is a subfamily of marsupials in the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, and related species. The subfamily includes about ten genera and at least 51 species. It includes all living members of the Macropodidae except for the banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus), the only surviving member of the subfamily Lagostrophinae.^[1]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Infraclass:Marsupialia

Order:Diprotodontia

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Macropodinae Temporal range: Late Miocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Pal. Eocene Oligo. Miocene P P
Clockwise from top-left: Quokka, Gray dorcopsis, Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo, Red kangaroo, Eastern grey kangaroo, and Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Macropodidae
Subfamily:	Macropodinae Gray, 1821
Genera
Setonix † Nombe Dorcopsini Prideaux & Warburton, 2009 Dorcopsis †Dorcopsoides Dorcopsulus †Watutia Dendrolagini Flannery, 1989 Petrogale Thylogale Dendrolagina Prideaux & Warburton, 2023 †Bohra Dendrolagus Macropodini Flannery, 1989 †Baringa †Congruus †Kurrabi Lagorchestes Macropus Notamacropus Onychogalea Osphranter †Prionotemnus †Protemnodon Wallabia

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Different common names are used for macropodines, including "wallaby" and "kangaroo", with the distinction sometimes based exclusively on size. In addition to the well-known kangaroos, the subfamily includes other specialized groups, such as the arboreal tree-kangaroos (Dendrolagus), which have body masses between 4 and 13 kg, and a relatively long prehensile tail.^[2]