Kangaroos

All 6 species of kangaroos on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

Conservation status

Where they live

Recorded in 3 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

Where to see them

Did you know…?

• It feeds mainly on grasses.

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• It lives in open woodland, grassland and the wetter coastal country of eastern Australia and Tasmania.

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• Crossing males of this species with western grey kangaroo females produces fertile offspring in one direction only.

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• The kangaroo of the tropics; it licks its forearms to cool down.

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• It is named for the reddish coat and the musky smell of the male, which reminded the first European naturalists of an African antelope.

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• It is the only large kangaroo living in the tropical savannah of the north and the one that best tolerates the humid heat of the Australian monsoon.

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• It is the only one of the large kangaroos unable to hold an embryo in diapause: while the red and the eastern grey always have a spare embryo in reserve, this one has to mate again after each joey.

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• Adult males give off a strong, characteristic smell, likened to curry, which has earned them the local nickname of stinker among Australian graziers.

Ecosystems