📷 Donald Hobern · CC BY
📷 Rolf Lawrenz
📷 Zara
IUCN: Least Concern
Red Kangaroo
Osphranter rufus
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderDiprotodontia›FamilyMacropodidae›GenusOsphranter
About
The red kangaroo is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial.
It is found across mainland Australia, except for the more fertile areas, such as southern Western Australia, the eastern and southeastern coasts, and the rainforests along the northern coast.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Open arid and semi-arid grassland of inland Australia
🍃Diet Herbivore — grasses, forbs, leaves
📏Size & Weight Body up to 1.4 m; tail up to 1 m; weight up to 90 kg (males)
⏳Lifespan 8–12 years wild
🗺Range Interior of mainland Australia
MammalMarsupial
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Open arid and semi-arid grassland of inland Australia
🍃Diet Herbivore — grasses, forbs, leaves
📏Size & Weight Body up to 1.4 m; tail up to 1 m; weight up to 90 kg (males)
⏳Lifespan 8–12 years wild
🗺Range Interior of mainland Australia
Photo Credits
#1Donald Hobern · CC BY
#2Rolf Lawrenz · CC BY
#3Zara · CC BY