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Macropus robustus Gould, 1840
First described in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1840 p.92
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
child_taxa
Subspecies:: Subspecies Macropus (Osphranter) robustus subsp. robustus Gould 1840 Subspecies Macropus (Osphranter) robustus subsp. erubescens Sclater 1870 Subspecies Macropus (Osphranter) robustus subsp. isabellinus Gould 1842 Subspecies Macropus (Osphranter) robustus subsp. woodwardi Thomas 1901
Order Diprotodontia
conservation
Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as M. r. isabellinus, otherwise Lower Risk (lc). Abundant.
Order Diprotodontia
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Osphranter. See Richardson and Sharman (1976). McAllan and Bruce (1989) would date robustus from: The Athenaeum, 670: 685 [29 August 1840].
Order Diprotodontia
distribution
Distribution: Australia: Western Australia, South Australia, S Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Barrow Isl.
Order Diprotodontia
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219970.