red kangaroo

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The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world, a powerful, long-legged herbivore native to Australia’s arid and semi-arid regions.

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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.

Australia nationalAnimal red kangaroo
red kangaroo synonym red kangaroo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Macropus rufus
Diprotodontia includesTaxon red kangaroo
this entity surface form: Macropus
Osphranter rufus commonName red kangaroo