What is a scientific name of a brown kangaroo?

Answer 1

There are over 60 species of kangaroo, ranging from the largest, the Red Kangaroo - Macropus rufus - to the tiny musky rat kangaroo - Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.

There are dozens of species of wallabies in between. Wallaby names range from the same genus as the larger kangaroos (Macropus) whilst others are in related genera such as Dendrolagus, Petrogale, Onychogalea, Lagorchestes and Lagostrophus.

Some of the various species' scientific names are:

• Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Macropus giganteus
• Yellow footed rock wallaby - Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
• Wallaroo - Macropus robustus
• Western Grey Kangaroo - Macropus fuliginosus

Kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, potoroos, pademelons, quokkas and rat-kangaroos come from the Supercohort Marsupialia in the Class Mammalia.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as a flying kangaroo. Kangaroos are strictly terrestrial creatures, except for tree kangaroos which are arboreal, living in trees as their name suggests.

The term "flying kangaroo" is a colloquial name for Australia's national airline, Qantas, which features a large red kangaroo on the tail of its aircraft.

Answer 3

There is no such thing as just a "regular" kangaroo. There are over 60 species of kangaroo, which include animals such as wallabies, rat-kangaroos, quokkas, tree kangaroos, wallaroos and pademelons.

Regarding the larger species most commonly recognised as kangaroos, their scientific names are:

• Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Macropus giganteus
• Western Grey Kangaroo - Macropus fuliginosus
• Red Kangaroo - Macropus rufus

Answer 4

The scientific name of the Western Grey Kangaroo is Macropus fuliginosus.

Answer 5

The scientific name of the red kangaroo is Macropus rufus.

"Macropus" means big-footed and "rufus" means red.

Answer 6

There is no species specifically known as the "brown kangaroo".

Answer 7

There are no African kangaroos.

Kangaroos are native to Australia alone.

Answer 8

The scientific name of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo is Macropus giganteus.

Answer 9

The scientific name for the brown kangaroo is Macropus rufus.