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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| red kangaroo canonical | 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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
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 rufus
this entity surface form:
Macropus