red kangaroo
E4104
The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world, a powerful, long-legged herbivore native to Australia’s arid and semi-arid regions.
Aliases (2)
- Macropus ×1
- Macropus rufus ×1
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
herbivore
→
macropod → mammal → marsupial → |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
→
mainly nocturnal → |
| adaptation |
can survive long periods without free water
→
concentrates urine to conserve water → |
| bodyLength | about 1.3 to 1.6 metres for males (head-body) → |
| class | Mammalia → |
| coatColor |
bluish-grey in many females
→
reddish-brown in males → |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern → |
| diet |
forbs
→
grasses → shrubs → |
| family | Macropodidae → |
| femaleWeight | about 20 to 40 kilograms → |
| foundIn |
Northern Territory
→
Queensland interior → South Australian interior → Western Australian interior → central Australia → New South Wales →
surface form: "western New South Wales"
|
| genus |
Osphranter rufus
→
surface form: "Osphranter"
|
| gestationPeriod | about 33 days → |
| jumpDistance | over 8 metres in a single bound → |
| kingdom | Animalia → |
| largest | largest living marsupial → |
| lifespanWild | about 12 to 18 years → |
| litterSize | usually one joey → |
| locomotion | bipedal hopping → |
| maleWeight | up to about 90 kilograms → |
| maxSpeed | over 60 kilometres per hour → |
| nativeTo |
Australia
→
arid regions of Australia → semi-arid regions of Australia → |
| order | Diprotodontia → |
| phylum | Chordata → |
| pouchType | forward-opening pouch → |
| reproduction |
gives birth to underdeveloped young (joeys)
→
young develop in pouch → |
| scientificName | Osphranter rufus → |
| sexualDimorphism |
males more reddish than females
→
males much larger than females → |
| socialStructure | forms loose groups called mobs → |
| synonym |
red kangaroo
→
surface form: "Macropus rufus"
|
| tailLength | about 1.0 to 1.2 metres for males → |
| taxonRank | species → |
| threats |
culling in some regions
→
habitat modification → |
| uses |
harvested for hides in Australia
→
harvested for meat in Australia → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Macropus"
this entity surface form: "Macropus rufus"