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Macropods are marsupials belonging to the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos, pademelons, and several others. According to the Australian government, prior to European settlement, there were 53 species of Macropods. Today, six species have since become extinct. Another 11 species have been greatly reduced in numbers.

Physical description

A Forester Kangaroo "flying" over a puddle in Narawntapu National Park, Tasmania

Macropods are herbivorous: some are browsers, but most are grazers and are equipped with appropriately specialised teeth for cropping and grinding up fibrous plants, in particular grasses and sedges. In general, macropods have a broad, straight row of cutting teeth at the front of the mouth, no canine teeth, and a gap before the molars. Residential and Commercial.