A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
There is no alternative name for a kangaroo. A kangaroo is a kangaroo, and in Australia, its name is often shortened to just 'roo. There are many smaller species of kangaroo, such as quokkas, wallabies, wallaroos/ euros, potoroos and pademelons.
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.
Macropus is the zoological name for the kangaroo.
The real name is kangaroo. The word 'kangaroo' is taken from the native word for the kangaroo which sounded like "gangurru". As the indigenous people of Australia did not have a written language, this was the best way that Sir Joseph banks recorded the word.The only other real name of the kangaroo is its scientific name. All kangaroos are in the genus Macropus. There are many different species of kangaroo. The most common ones are Macropus giganteus ( Eastern Grey Kangaroo) and Macropus rupus ( Red Kangaroo).There are various smaller species of kangaroos, such as the wallaroo, wallaby, potoroo, bettong and rat-kangaroo, but these are all types of kangaroo,
There are many types of kangaroos and have many scientific names.# Eastern Grey. Its scientific name is "Macropus giganteus". # Red kangaroo. Its scientific name is "Macropus Rufus". # Western Grey. Its scientific name is "Macropus Fuliginosus". ---- It depends on the kangaroo species. There are dozens of kangaroo species, from the Red Kangaroo down through the wallaby family, to the tiny musky-rat kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus). Wallaby names range from the same genus as the larger kangaroo (Macropus) whilst others are in related genera such as Dendrolagus, Petrogale, Onychogalea, Lagorchestes and Lagostrophus.
Kangaroo = Kanakalū
There are two species of grey kangaroo. The scientific name of the Western Grey Kangaroo is Macropus fuliginosus. The scientific name of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo is Macropus giganteus.
"Kangaroo Mouse"
The scientific name for the Red Kangaroo Paw is Anigozanthos rufus.
The common name for the red kangaroo paw is just that: red kangaroo paw.Its scientific name is Anigozanthos rufus.
The scientific name for the musky rat kangaroo, the smallest of all kangaroo species, is Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.
The name for a juvenile kangaroo is "joey", which is the name given to all marsupial young.