#0404 · 🦊 mammals

Red Kangaroo

🇳🇱 Rode Reuzenkangoeroe ·Osphranter rufus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The red kangaroo ( Osphranter rufus ) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial. It is found across mainland Australia, except for the more fertile areas, such as southern Western Australia, the eastern and southeastern coasts, and the rainforests along the northern coast.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,022iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).