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Red Kangaroo
Osphranter rufus
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
Loads map tiles and observation data from OpenStreetMap and GBIF.
Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Mammals
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Size
- 1.5–1.8 m (standing)
- Weight
- 18–90 kg
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 8–16 yrs
- Habitat
- Deserts, Grasslands, Scrubland
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.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.