Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus Desmarest 1817

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.