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The kangaroo family encompasses other marsupials such as the wallaby, potoroo, bettong, pademelon, rat-kangaroo and wallaroo.
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How are bettongs and wallabies related?
Bettongs and wallabies are both members of the kangaroo family, or macropods. They are related to other kangaroos, such as Red Kangaroos, Grey Kangaroos, Pademelons, Tree Kangaroos, Quokkas and Euros (Wallaroos), to name a few.
Are tree kangaroos related to normal kangaroos?
Yes. Kangaroos, tree kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, potoroos and pademelons are all part of the kangaroo family.
Are regular pandas and giant pandas related?
No, but they are related to kangaroos and wombats.
Are kangaroos related to gerbils?
Gerbils are not related to kangaroos in any way. They are both mammals, but that is where their relationship ends. Gerbils are placental mammals and members of the order Rodentia, while kangaroos are marsupials and members of the order Diprotodontia.
How are kangaroos and wallabies related?
Kangaroos and wallabies are both marsupials in the family macropodidae, meaning "long footed".
Are kangaroos and thylacines related other than being marsupials?
Thylacines were not related to kangaroos beyond being marsupials. Thylacines, or Tasmanian Tigers, were dasyurids, or carnivorous marsupials while kangaroos are herbivorous macropods (big-footed marsupials).
How are koalas and kangaroos related?
Koalas are not in the kangaroo family, which is Macropodidae, or the macropods.However, koalas are in the same Order as the kangaroo, which is Diprotodontia.
Are Western grey kangaroos related to another animal?
They certainly are. There are over 60 species of kangaroos in Australia And on the island of New Guinea. Some may not be easily recognised as related to the kangaroo, but the list includes all macropods such as wallabies, tree-kangaroos, potoroos, wallaroos, rat-kangaroos (not kangaroo-rats), pademelons and the quokka.
Are kangaroos and mice closely related?
Not at all. Their only relationship is that they are both mammals, and even then, mice are placental mammals and kangaroos are marsupials.
Are sloths related to kangaroos?
Kangaroos and wallabies are both marsupials in the family macropodidae, meaning "long footed".
How many kangaroos live in Argentina?
There are no kangaroos in Austria.To see how many kangaroos there are in Australia, see the related question.
How are kangaroos and koalas related other than marsupial?
They are in the same order, Diprotodontia.
