It is one of the largest macropods, being only slightly smaller than the red kangaroo ( " Macropus rufus " ) and the eastern grey kangaroo ( " Macropus giganteus " ).
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The specific epithet " macropodiana " is a reference to " Macropus ", the genus to which all terrestrial kangaroos belong, referring to the fact that it is only found on Kangaroo Island.
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The Eprapah link wildlife corridor from swamp wallabies ( " Wallabia bicolor " ), grey kangaroos ( " Macropus giganteus " ), kookaburras, large arboreal termite mounds, and a sea eagle.
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This fact might prevent the establishment of methanogenic archaea, which has been found in low levels in tammar wallabies ( " Macropus eugenii " ) and eastern grey kangaroo ( " M . giganteus " ).
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Although interbreeding between the two species does occasionally occur in captive animals, viable offspring are only produced when the mating pair consists of a female " Macropus giganteus " and a male " M . fuliginosus ".
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Invasive plant pests such as African feathergrass, rooks and feral goats, while other exotic species such as Parma wallaby ( " Macropus parma " ), wasps, ferrets, stoats and weasels are a source of concern.
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The park was registered on the Register of the National Estate in October 1980, based on the park's population of candlebark gum ( " Eucalyptus rubida " ) and eastern wallaroos ( " Macropus robustus " ).
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Dendrobium macropus " subsp . " howeanum " "', commonly known as the "'bush orchid "', is a flowering plant in the subspecific epithet refers to the island to which the subspecies is endemic.
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Some of the recorded mammal species in the interior include the western grey kangaroo ( " Macropus fuliginosus " ), short-beaked echidna ( " Tachyglossus aculeatus " ) and spinifex hopping mouse ( " Notomys alexis " ).
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Predation on the eggs and adults of native Hawaiian lymnaeid snails by two non-native species of sciomyzid flies marsh fly " Sepedomerus macropus " and " Sepedon aenescens " represents a significant threat to the survival of Newcomb's snail.
