Of the 48 species of macropods (kangaroos) in Australia, only six can be commercially harvested.
Although most species of macropod are protected from hunting by law, a small number of the large-sized species which exist in high numbers can be hunted by commercial hunters.
The marsupial family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, and several others