Eastern grey kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
CommonPhoto: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalherbivore
The eastern grey kangaroo is a large marsupial that hops across the eastern third of Australia. Despite its scientific name suggesting it's the biggest, it's actually smaller than the red kangaroo. These social animals live in groups and graze on grasses across open landscapes.
- Males can weigh up to 69 kg (152 lb).
- Large males grow over 2 meters long.
- Several million live in eastern Australia.
GrasslandSavannaAustralia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Macropus giganteus
- Habitat
- Grassland, Savanna
- Regions in this directory
- Australia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
