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 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) ==References==