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Yes and no. There are over 60 species of kangaroo, and only four of these species are generally referred to as kangaroos. The rest are wallabies, wallaroos, rat-kangaroos, pademelons, quokkas and other smaller varieties.
The classification of a kangaroo is as follows:
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Marsupialia
Order Diprotodontia
Family Macropodidae
Genus Macropus
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoNo. Kangaroo rats are rodents. They are quite different from the rat-kangaroos which are members of the macropod (kangaroo) family.
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What is the species of a red kangaroo?
The species name of the red kangaroo is Macropus Rufus.
Is there a brown kangaroo?
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.
What is the genus and species of a kangaroo?
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.
What species does the red kangaroo belong to?
The species name of the Red kangaroo is Macropus Rufus.
What is the Lifespan of a Phantom Kangaroo?
There is no such species as the phantom kangaroo.
Is the green kangaroo real?
There is no such species as a green kangaroo.
Are there really 4 species of kangaroos?
There really are 4 species of kangaroos, including the red kangaroo, the eastern grey kangaroo, the western grey kangaroo, and the antilopine kangaroo.
What is an antilopine kangaroo?
An antilopine kangaroo is a species of kangaroo found in northern Australia.
What is the species of Eastern Grey kangaroo?
The species name of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo is Macropus giganteus.
How far can a brown Kangaroo?
There is no species known as a "brown kangaroo".
What are the names of a kangaroo's two related species?
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
Is the Musky rat kangaroo the smallest kangaroo discovered?
Although the tiny Musky rat-kangaroo is the smallest species of kangaroo in Australia, it is not the smallest species of kangaroo to be discovered. In 2008, an even smaller species of kangaroo was discovered inhabiting the montane forests of the island of New Guinea. It is a tiny dwarf wallaby of the Dorcopsulus family.
