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The word "macropod" is a Greek word meaning long-footed.A macropod is a marsupial with long hind legs, like the kangaroo, which tend to use hopping and jumping as their main means of locomotion (movement). This group includes marsupials such as kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, quokkas and several others.
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What is the most famous member of the macropodidae family?
This is most probably the kangaroo.
What family does the musky rat kangaroo belong to?
The Musky-rat kangaroo, like other kangaroos, is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae.
Wallabies quokka and pademelons are in the Macropodidae family What is the most famous animal in this family?
Kangaroo
Do wallaroos live in Belize?
No. Wallaroos are native to Australia. They are marsupials, and members of the kangaroo family (macropodidae).
Are wallaroos mammals?
Yes. Wallaroos are mammals. Specifically, they are marsupials, and members of the kangaroo family (macropodidae).
What family does the Kangaroo belong to?
All kangaroos, including tree kangaroos, belong to the Macropodidae family. Macropodidae means 'big-footed'. Macropods are one family among the order known as Marsupialia (marsupials).
What is the tree kangaroo group?
The meaning of the question is uncertain. Tree kangaroos are marsupials. They are of the order Diprotodontia, and they are macropods because their family is Macropodidae.
What are the parents of a kangaroo called?
The females are called blue-fliers and the males are called boomers.
Are an opossum and a kangaroo alike?
No. The only similarity between a kangaroo and an opossum is the fact that they are both marsupials. This means they are both pouched mammals. However, the kangaroo belongs to the family Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, while opossums belong to the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae.
What does wallaby mean?
The word 'wallaby' refers to any of about thirty species of macropod (Family Macropodidae). A wallaby is smaller than a kangaroo or wallaroo. It is actually a member of the kangaroo family, with its own distinct species and classification.
What is a wallaroo's family and young?
The wallaroo is a member of the kangaroo family, so its family is Macropodidae, or the Macropods. Like all marsupials, its young is known as a joey.
Are hares part of the kangaroo family?
No. Kangaroos are marsupials and belong to the Macropodidae family. Macropodidae means 'big-footed'. Macropods are one family among the order known as Diprotodontia, which are marsupials. Hares, like rabbits, belong to the family Leporidae, of the order Lagomorpha. They are placental mammals.
