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Kangaroos are marsupials and macropods.

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Are Kangaroos best classified as carnivores primates marsupials or ungulates?

Kangaroos are ilassified as marsupials.


Kangaroos are best classified as?

they are best classified as Mammalia, order Marsupialia, family Macropodidae.


Do kangaroos have memory glands?

No, but they do have mammary glands, which is why they are classified as mammals (marsupials).


Why are the red kangaroos endangered?

Red kangaroos are not at all endangered. Since protection laws came into place last century, they have seen a resurgence in their population. Kangaroos are classified as 'Least Concern' by the IUCN.


Are red kangaroos threatened?

Red kangaroos are not actually threatened. Their population fluctuates with the seasons, and in some areas they are certainly threatened. As a species, however, they are not threatened, but are classified as common.


Do kangaroos have a skeleton?

Yes. Kangaroos are classified as mammals, and so, like all mammals, they are vertebrates. This means they have a backbone and a skeleton. Vertebrates include all mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.


Why are red kangaroo's endangered?

Red kangaroos are not at all endangered. Since protection laws came into place last century, they have seen a resurgence in their population. Kangaroos are classified as 'Least Concern' by the IUCN.


How are kangaroos similar to Tasmanian wolves?

The correct name for the Tasmanian wolf is Thylacine.Both the Thylacine and the kangaroo are classified as marsupials.


What classes of animals that reproduce by laying eggs?

Animals are not classified on basis of egg laying .


What mammal group do kangaroos koalas and possums belong in?

These animals are all classified in the mammal group known as marsupials.


How kangaroos become kangaroos?

Kangaroos are born as kangaroos.


What is a phylum of a kangaroo?

There are over 60 species of kangaroo. They include the larger kangaroos as well as wallabies, wallaroos, tree kangaroos, bettongs, rat-kangaroos, potoroos, quokkas and pademelons. Generally, the creatures recognised as kangaroos are the two species of Grey kangaroo, and the Red kangaroo. These are classified as follows:Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaInfraclass MarsupialiaOrder DiprotodontiaFamily MacropodidaeGenus Macropus