Macropod hybrids are hybrids of animals within the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos and wallabies. Several macropod hybrids have been experimentally bred, including:
| Male | Female | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern wallaroo, Osphranter robustus robustus | Red kangaroo, O. rufus | Infertile female* |
| Swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor | Red-necked wallaby, N. rufogriseus | Sterile male† |
| Agile wallaby, N. agilis | Red-necked wallaby, N. rufogriseus | Sterile male† |
| Tammar wallaby, N. eugenii | Black-striped wallaby, N. dorsalis | Sterile male† |
| Western grey kangaroo, M. fuliginosus | Eastern grey kangaroo, M. giganteus | Sterile male and fertile female |
| Red kangaroo, O. rufus‡ | Eastern grey kangaroo, M. giganteus | |
| Tammar wallaby, N. eugenii | Parma wallaby, N. parma | |
| Tammar wallaby, N. eugenii | Pademelon, Thylogale species |
- * May have been so poorly fertile as to be considered sterile
- † Although the males had testes, they did not produce sperm and some were found to have Y-chromosome abnormalities.
- ‡ In-vitro fertilization used
Some hybrids between similar species have been achieved by housing males of one species and females of the other together to limit the choice of a mate. To create a "natural" macropod hybrid, young animals of one species have been transferred to the pouch of another so as to imprint into them the other species. In-vitro fertilization has also been used and the fertilized egg implanted into a female of either species. [1] [ unreliable source ]