Sources vary concerning the number of kangaroo species altogether in Australia and the tree kangaroos in both Australia and New Guinea, but the total is around 70. All but the tree-kangaroos are native to Australia alone.
There are many varieties of kangaroo which come under the heading of "macropod". Members of the macropod family are characterised by their big feet ("macropod" means "great-footed"), their front pouches, and the fact that they move primarily by hopping.
There are four main species that are commonly called kangaroo. These are:
Other species of kangaroos are smaller, and they include:
Then there are the potoroids - a sub-species of the kangaroo family. Examples include:
Some specific species (not all) are listed below, excluding the extinct species. The rat kangaroos, potoroos and bettongs are also not represented below:
Sources vary concerning the number of kangaroo species altogether in Australia and the tree kangaroos in both Australia and New Guinea, but the total is around 70. All but the tree-kangaroos are native to Australia alone.
There are many varieties of kangaroo which come under the heading of "macropod". Members of the macropod family are characterised by their big feet ("macropod" means "great-footed"), their front pouches, and the fact that they move primarily by hopping.
There are four main species that are commonly called kangaroo. These are:
Other species of kangaroos are smaller, and they include:
Then there are the potoroids - a sub-species of the kangaroo family. Examples include:
Some specific species (not all) are listed below, excluding the extinct species. The rat kangaroos, potoroos and bettongs are also not represented below:
There are many more than two species related to the kangaroo. The kangaroo family comprises over 60 members, including the following species:wallabywallaroopotoroorat-kangaroo (not kangaroo rat)bettongquokka
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Kangaroo, wallaroo, or wallaby. There are many species of each of these.
There are over 60 species of kangaroo, and most of the species are listed as "Least concern". However, many of the species in the wallaby family are endangered, particularly among the "rock wallaby" species.
There are many species of rat-kangaroo, but only one species is the smallest of the kangaroos.The smallest kangaroo is the musky rat-kangaroo, with an average length of 23 centimetres. The musky rat kangaroo lives in the dampest parts of the tropical rainforests in north Queensland.
The species name of the red kangaroo is Macropus Rufus.
There is no species of kangaroo known as the Brown Kangaroo. Among the bigger species, there is only the Red Kangaroo and the Eastern Grey and Western Grey.
Kangaroos belong to the genus macropus. There are several different species of kangaroo. The most common is the red kangaroo, which is part of the species Rufus.
The species name of the Red kangaroo is Macropus Rufus.
There is 60 different species of Kangaroo in Australia
There are many different species of rat kangaroo, so the scientific name is different for each species. For example;The scientific name for the musky rat kangaroo, the smallest of all kangaroo species, is Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.The scientific name for the rufous rat-kangaroo is Aepyprymnus rufescens.The Desert rat kangaroo, or Buff-nosed rat kangaroo is Caloprymnus campestris.The Brush-tailed rat kangaroo is Bettongia penicillata.
There is no such species as the phantom kangaroo.