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The western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), also referred to as a western grey giant kangaroo, black-faced kangaroo, mallee kangaroo, sooty kangaroo and (when referring to the Kangaroo Island subspecies) Kangaroo Island grey kangaroo, [4] is a large and very common kangaroo found across almost the entire southern part of Australia, from just south of Shark Bay through coastal Western ...
A male red kangaroo Red kangaroos, Liverpool Plains, Sydney, c. 1819. Kangaroos are marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo. [1]
Western grey kangaroo: 370,170,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex) Macropus fuliginosus [68] Golden jackal: 393,620,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex) Canis aureus [54] Monk parakeet: 396,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (DVR) Myiopsitta monachus [47] Springbok: 396,900,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex ...
The western grey is a dark dusty brown colour, with more contrast especially around the head. [12] Indigenous Australian names include iyirrbir (Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola) and kucha . [13] The highest ever recorded speed of any kangaroo was 64 km/h (40 mph) set by a large female eastern grey kangaroo. [14]
A currently-unnamed Pleistocene Macropus species from Australia was the largest kangaroo ever, with an estimated mass of around 274 kg (~604 lb). [4] †Macropus dryas †Macropus gouldi †Macropus narada †Macropus piltonensis †Macropus rama †Macropus woodsi †Macropus pavana †Macropus thor †Macropus ferragus †Macropus mundjabus ...
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups.These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and are native to the Australian continent (the mainland and Tasmania), New Guinea and nearby islands.
Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus Index of animals with the same common name This page is an index of articles on animal species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
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.