What is the difference between kangaroos and amphibians?

Answer 1

Kangaroos and amphibians belong to two different vertebrate groups.

• Kangaroos are mammals with fur, and amphibians have moist skin.
• Kangaroos are warm-blooded and amphibians are cold-blooded.
• Kangaroos give birth to undeveloped live young which complete their development in a pouch. Almost all amphibians lay eggs, which undergo metamorphosis before the young become adults.

Answer 2

"Joey" is the term for all young marsupials. These animals feed solely on mother's milk for the first 3-8 months of their life, depending on the species.

Kangaroos are herbivores, primarily eating grass and other vegetation, feeding in the early morning and late afternoon/evening towards sunset. Besides grass, they eat young shoots and tender leaves of native shrubs. They enjoy grains as well, but being herbivorous, they do not eat any other animals.

Tree kangaroos eat leaves, and sometimes fruit.

If living in captivity, kangaroos have access to a greater variety of vegetation and grains such as corn. Whilst kangaroos do need water, they can go for some time without direct water, as long as they have enough access to green plants, from which they obtain most of their moisture needs. Without sufficient water, they must move to better grazing grounds.

Smaller varieties of kangaroos such as the musky-rat kangaroo are omnivores, eating fruits, seeds, fungi insect larvae and small invertebrates such as grasshoppers and beetles.

Answer 3

Joeys are baby kangaroos.

Indeed, 'joey' is the name for any young marsupial, and the term is not restricted to just kangaroos.