Macropus is a marsupial genus in the family Macropodidae.

The term is derived from the Ancient Greek μάκρος, makros "long" and πους, pous "foot".

In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that Osphranter and Notamacropus, formerly considered subgenera, should be moved to the genus level.

[2] This change was accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory in 2020.

[3] A currently-unnamed Pleistocene Macropus species from Australia was the largest kangaroo ever, with an estimated mass of around 274 kg (~604 lb).