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The red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus [5]) 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.
In the middle of the day, kangaroos rest in the cover of the woodlands and eat there but then come out in the open to feed on the grasslands in large numbers. [12] The eastern grey kangaroo mainly graze a wide variety of grasses [21] compared to other species (e.g. the red kangaroo) that also include significant amounts of shrubs in their diet.
The word kangaroo derives from the Guugu Yimithirr word gangurru, referring to eastern grey kangaroos. [14] [15] The name was first recorded as "kanguru" on 12 July 1770 in an entry in the diary of Sir Joseph Banks; this occurred at the site of modern Cooktown, on the banks of the Endeavour River, where HMS Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was beached for almost seven weeks ...
The dingiso (/ d ɪ ŋ ˈ ɡ iː z oʊ /) (Dendrolagus mbaiso), also known as the bondegezou or bakaga, is an endangered, long-tailed marsupial found only in mountain forests on the west of the island of New Guinea (in Indonesia).
The red and green kangaroo paw was adopted as the state emblem of Western Australia in a proclamation on 9 October 1960. [6] An image of a red and green kangaroo paw was superimposed onto a view of Perth from a distance on a 5 pence stamp, issued 1 November 1962, commemorating the Seventh British Empire and Commonwealth Games which were held in ...
Osphranter is a genus of large marsupials in the family Macropodidae, commonly known as kangaroos and wallaroos (among other species). It contains the largest extant marsupial, the red kangaroo (O. rufus).
Diprotodontia (/ d aɪ ˌ p r oʊ t ə ˈ d ɒ n t i ə /, from Greek "two forward teeth") is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, [2] including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others.
The Hypsiprymnodontidae / ˌ h ɪ p s ɪ ˌ p r ɪ m n oʊ d ɒ n ˈ t aɪ d iː / are a family of macropods, one of two families containing animals commonly referred to as rat-kangaroos.The single known extant genus and species in this family, the musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, occurs in northern Australia.