One of the 6 kangaroos on WAnimals
Mammals · Diprotodontia · Macropodidae
Osphranter rufus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The largest marsupial in the world, able to bound as far as nine metres on its powerful hind legs.
Weight
18 kg – 90 kg
Size
85 cm – 1.4 m
Life expectancy
8 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Crepuscular
Active mainly at dawn and dusk.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
Estimated population
Some 11.5 million animals according to official estimates from the Australian Department of the Environment; the figures swing widely from year to year depending on the preceding rainfall
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Pueblo Zoo · Bright's Zoo · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Corner · Animal Diversity Web · Australian Museum · Caversham Wildlife · PMC (juvenile feeding biology study) · IUCN Red List (Preocupación menor): especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante en la Australia árida y semiárida, con números que fluctúan con las lluvias · Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Australia, estimaciones de abundancia de macropódidos · IUCN Red List
Best time: March to May
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 14.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Red Kangaroo — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about red kangaroo.
