Eastern Grey kangaroos are found in the eastern half of Queensland,most of New South Wales and Victoria and small areas of South Australia.
Western Grey kangaroos are also found across the southern regions of Australia from western Victoria and NSW, and south-western Queensland to the mid-latitudes of Western Australia.
Grey Kangaroos are particularly common along southern coastal Australia and, contrary to what some people believe, seem to enjoy swimming, often commuting between the mainland and offshore islands.
The Eastern Grey Kangaroo is Macropus giganteus. The Western Grey Kangaroo is Macropus fuliginosus.
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.
Yes, the grey kangaroo is a mammal, a marsupial.
Eastern grey kangaroo was created in 1790.
Western grey kangaroo was created in 1817.
The skin of a kangaroo can have different pigments. Sometimes kangaroos can be red and other times they can be grey depending on the areas that they live in.
The Eastern Grey Kangaroo has grey-brown fur. Its shoulders are slightly darker while its tail has a dark tip. Eastern Grey kangaroos have strong hind legs and short forelegs. The forelegs have no thumb. The female kangaroo has a pouch for the joey (baby). They have a long, powerful, muscular tail to help balance.
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.
Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaInfraclass MarsupialiaOrder DiprotodontiaFamily MacropodidaeGenus MacropusEastern Grey kangaroo: Macropus giganteusWestern Grey kangaroo: Macropus fuliginosus
The species name of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo is Macropus giganteus.
There really are 4 species of kangaroos, including the red kangaroo, the eastern grey kangaroo, the western grey kangaroo, and the antilopine kangaroo.
An eastern grey kangaroo can jump as high as 12 meters.