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What is the classification of a kangaroo?

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Marsupialia
Order Diprotodontia
Family Macropodidae
Genus Macropus
4 species within the genus Macropus are known as kangaroos: the Red kangaroo, the Antilopine kangaroo, the Western Grey kangaroo, and the Eastern Grey kangaroo.

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