Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus Desmarest 1817

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Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus Desmarest 1817

Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus Desmarest 1817 , Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Nouv. ed., Vol. 17: 35.

Type Locality: Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Isl.

Vernacular Names: Western Grey Kangaroo.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus subsp. fuliginosus Desmarest 1817

Subspecies Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus subsp. melanops Gould 1842

Subspecies Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus subsp. ocydromus Gould 1842

Distribution: SW New South Wales, NW Victoria, South Australia, SW Western Australia, Tasmania, King Isl, and Kangaroo Isl ( Australia).

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Delisted Taxa (recovered); IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as M. f. fuliginosus , otherwise Lower Risk (lc). Abundant.

Discussion: Subgenus Macropus ; see Kirsch and Poole (1972) for discussion of specific limits and subspecies included in this taxon and in giganteus .