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Macropodiformes
Fossil range: Late Oligocene - Recent^[1]

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Subclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Suborder:	Macropodiformes Ameghino, 1889

Families

Hypsiprymnodontidae
Macropodidae
Potoroidae

Macropodiformes is one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. Kangaroos, wallabies and allies, bettongs, potaroos and rat kangaroos are all members of this suborder.

Classification ^[2]

Family †Balbaridae : basal quadrupedal kangaroos
- Genus Burramys
- Genus Cercartetus
Family Hypsiprymnodontidae
- Genus Hypsiprymnodon
  - Musky Rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
- Genus †Ekaltadeta
- Genus †Jackmahoneyi
- Genus †Propleopus
Macropodoidea
- Family ?†Ganguroo
  - †Ganguroo bilamina
- Family ?†Galanarla
  - †Galanarla tessalata
- Family Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies, and allies
- Family Potoroidae
  - Genus †Wakiewakie
  - Genus †Purtia
  - Genus ?†Palaeopotorous
  - Subfamily †Bulungamayinae
    - Genus †'Wabularoo
      - †Wabularoo hilarus
      - †Wabularoo naughtoni
    - Genus †Bulungamaya
  - Subfamily Potoroinae
    - Genus Aepyprymnus
      - Rufous Rat-kangaroo, Aepyprymnus rufescens
    - Genus Bettongia
      - Eastern Bettong, Bettongia gaimardi
      - Boodie, Bettongia lesueur
      - Woylie, Bettongia penicillata
      - Northern Bettong, Bettongia tropica
      - †Bettongia moyesi
    - Genus Caloprymnus
      - Desert Rat-kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris
    - Genus Potorous
      - Long-footed Potoroo, Potorous longipes
      - †Broad-faced Potoroo, Potorous platyops
      - Long-nosed Potoroo, Potorous tridactylus
      - Gilbert's Potoroo, Potorous gilbertii
    - Genus †Gumardee
      - †Gumardee pascuali
    - Genus †Milliyowi
      - †Milliyowi bunganditj

References

Extant Diprotodontia species

Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Class Mammalia · Infraclass Marsupialia

Suborder Vombatiformes

Phascolarctidae

Phascolarctos

Koala (P. cinereus)

Vombatidae
(Wombats)

Vombatus	Common Wombat (V. ursinus)

Lasiorhinus	Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (L. latifrons) · Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (L. krefftii)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (Possums) (cont. below)

Phalangeridae
(including Cuscuses)

Ailurops (Bear cuscuses)	Talaud Bear Cuscus (A. melanotis) · Sulawesi Bear Cuscus (A. ursinus)

Phalanger	Gebe Cuscus (P. alexandrae) · Mountain Cuscus (P. carmelitae) · Ground Cuscus (P. gymnotis) · Eastern Common Cuscus (P. intercastellanus) · Woodlark Cuscus (P. lullulae) · Blue-eyed Cuscus (P. matabiru) · Telefomin Cuscus (P. matanim) · Southern Common Cuscus (P. mimicus) · Northern Common Cuscus (P. orientalis) · Ornate Cuscus (P. ornatus) · Rothschild's Cuscus (P. rothschildi) · Silky Cuscus (P. sericeus) · Stein's Cuscus (P. vestitus)

Spilocuscus	Admiralty Island Cuscus (S. kraemeri) · Common Spotted Cuscus (S. maculatus) · Waigeou Cuscus (S. papuensis) · Black-spotted Cuscus (S. rufoniger) · Blue-eyed Spotted Cuscus (S. wilsoni)

Strigocuscus	Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus (S. celebensis) · Banggai Cuscus (S. pelegensis)

Trichosurus (Brushtail possums)	Northern Brushtail Possum (T. arnhemensis) · Short-eared Possum (T. caninus) · Mountain Brushtail Possum (T. cunninghami) · Coppery Brushtail Possum (T. johnstonii) · Common Brushtail Possum (T. vulpecula)

Wyulda	Scaly-tailed Possum (W. squamicaudata)

Burramyidae
(Pygmy possums)

Burramys	Mountain Pygmy Possum (B. parvus)

Cercartetus	Long-tailed Pygmy Possum (C. caudatus) · Southwestern Pygmy Possum (C. concinnus) · Tasmanian Pygmy Possum (C. lepidus) · Eastern Pygmy Possum (C. nanus)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (Possums) (cont. above)

Tarsipedidae

Tarsipes

Honey Possum (T. rostratus)

Petauridae

Dactylopsila	Great-tailed Triok (D. megalura) · Long-fingered Triok (D. palpator) · Tate's Triok (D. tatei) · Striped Possum (D. trivirgata)

Gymnobelideus	Leadbeater's Possum (G. leadbeateri)

Petaurus	Northern Glider (P. abidi) · Yellow-bellied Glider (P. australis) · Biak Glider (P. biacensis) · Sugar Glider (P. breviceps) · Mahogany Glider (P. gracilis) · Squirrel Glider (P. norfolcensis)

Pseudocheiridae

Acrobatidae

Acrobates	Feathertail Glider (A. pygmaeus)

Distoechurus	Feather-tailed Possum (D. pennatus)

Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. below)

Macropodidae
(includes Wallabies)

Lagostrophus	Banded Hare-wallaby (L. fasciatus)

Dendrolagus (Tree-kangaroos)	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo (D. inustus) · Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (D. lumholtzi) · Bennett's Tree-kangaroo (D. bennettianus) · Ursine Tree-kangaroo (D. ursinus) · Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (D. matschiei) · Doria's Tree-kangaroo (D. dorianus) · Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo (D. goodfellowi) · Lowlands Tree-kangaroo (D. spadix) · Golden-mantled Tree-kangaroo (D. pulcherrimus) · Seri's Tree-kangaroo (D. stellarum) · Dingiso (D. mbaiso) · Tenkile (D. scottae)

Dorcopsis	Brown Dorcopsis (D. muelleri) · White-striped Dorcopsis (D. hageni) · Black Dorcopsis (D. atrata) · Gray Dorcopsis (D. luctuosa)

Dorcopsulus	Small Dorcopsis (D. vanheurni) · Macleay's Dorcopsis (D. macleayi)

Lagorchestes	Spectacled Hare-wallaby (L. conspicillatus) · Rufous Hare-wallaby (L. hirsutus)

Macropus (includes Kangaroos and Wallaroos)	Subgenus Notamacropus: Agile Wallaby (M. agilis) · Black-striped Wallaby (M. dorsalis) · Tammar Wallaby (M. eugenii) · Western Brush Wallaby (M. irma) · Parma Wallaby (M. parma) · Pretty-faced Wallaby (M. parryi) · Red-necked Wallaby (M. rufogriseus) Subgenus Osphranter: Antilopine Kangaroo (M. antilopinus) · Woodward's Wallaroo (M. bernadus) · Eastern Wallaroo (M. robustus) · Red Kangaroo (M. rufus) Subgenus Macropus: Western Grey Kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) · Eastern Grey Kangaroo (M. giganteus)

Onychogalea (Nail-tail wallabies)	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (O. fraenata) · Northern Nail-tail Wallaby (O. unguifera)

Petrogale (Rock-wallabies)	P. brachyotis species-group: Short-eared Rock-wallaby (P. brachyotis) · Monjon (P. burbidgei) · Nabarlek (P. concinna) P. xanthopus species-group: Proserpine Rock-wallaby (P. persephone) · Rothschild's Rock-wallaby (P. rothschildi) · Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (P. xanthopus) P. lateralis/penicillata species-group: Allied Rock-wallaby (P. assimilis) · Cape York Rock-wallaby (P. coenensis) · Godman's Rock-wallaby (P. godmani) · Herbert's Rock-wallaby (P. herberti) · Unadorned Rock-wallaby (P. inornata) · Black-flanked Rock-wallaby (P. lateralis) · Mareeba Rock-wallaby (P. mareeba) · Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (P. penicillata) · Purple-necked Rock-wallaby (P. purpureicollis) · Mt. Claro Rock-wallaby (P. sharmani)

Setonix	Quokka (S. brachyurus)

Thylogale (Pademelons)	Tasmanian Pademelon (T. billardierii) · Brown's Pademelon (T. browni) · Dusky Pademelon (T. brunii) · Calaby's Pademelon (T. calabyi) · Mountain Pademelon (T. lanatus) · Red-legged Pademelon (T. stigmatica) · Red-necked Pademelon (T. thetis)

Wallabia	Swamp Wallaby (W. bicolor)

Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. above)

Potoroidae

Aepyprymnus	Rufous Rat-kangaroo (A. rufescens)

Bettongia (Bettongs)	Eastern Bettong (B. gaimardi) · Boodie (B. lesueur) · Woylie (B. penicillata) · Northern Bettong (B. tropica)

Potorous (Potoroos)	Long-footed Potoroo (P. longipes) · Long-nosed Potoroo (P. tridactylus) · Gilbert's Potoroo (. gilbertii)

Hypsiprymnodontidae

Hypsiprymnodon

Musky Rat-kangaroo (H. moschatus)

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Macropodiformes

Classification [2]

References

Classification ^[2]