The family Macropodidae comprises a group of marsupials commonly known as kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, and quokkas, primarily native to Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. Members of this family are characterized by their powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping, long tails for balance, and a pouched reproductive system typical of marsupials, where the young continue development after birth. Macropodids occupy a variety of habitats, ranging from open grasslands and forests to mountainous regions, and their diets are mostly herbivorous, feeding on grasses, leaves, and shoots. They play an important ecological role in seed dispersal and vegetation management and exhibit diverse social structures, from solitary species to complex group dynamics known as mobs. Many species are iconic in Australia and are significant in both ecological and cultural contexts.