R
Red Kangaroo
Macropus rufus
Least Concern mammal
Measurements
Shoulder Height
1.8 m
5'11"
Body Length
1.4 m
4'7"
Weight
90 kg
198 lbs
About Red Kangaroo
The red kangaroo is the largest living marsupial. Males can stand up to 180cm tall and weigh 90 kg. They are capable of covering 8 meters in a single bound.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Genus
- Macropus
Ecology
- Diet
- herbivore
- Habitat
- grassland, desert
- Continent
- Oceania
Fun Fact
Red kangaroos can leap over 9 meters in a single bound and reach speeds of 56 km/h.
Related Species
A
African Elephant
Loxodonta africana
3.3 m tall, 6.0 t
A
Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus
2.8 m tall, 4.0 t
B
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
4.5 m tall, 140.0 t
G
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
5.5 m tall, 1.2 t
P
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
1.5 m tall, 450 kg
G
Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
1.3 m tall, 360 kg