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people think kangaroos four species typically come mind genus nbsp Macropus antilopine red western gray eastern sometimes referred as great because these much larger than other However there Dendrolagus according Integrated Taxonomic System And bettongs Potoridae called rat-kangaroos Size The largest well marsupial National Geographic length from kangaroo’s head rump meters Its tail adds another inches centimeters entire body weighs around lbs kilograms smallest musky rat-kangaroo It cm ounces grams ratlike Habitat Most continent though each has different place it likes call home For example nestle down little nests floor rainforests northeastern Queensland Gray like forests Tasmania hand can be monsoonal eucalyptus woodlands extreme northern Tree-kangaroos upper branches trees island New Guinea at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park credit Flickr paul dynamik Habits animals hop primary means locomotion Their springy hind stronger arms or forelimbs According San Diego Zoo cover m single fast mph kph Usually considered cruising speed feeding use slower walking movement for kind fifth leg pushing ground move along social groups mob herd troop will groom protect danger If suspects area stomp foot alert others comes blows box kick opponent Diet herbivores eat grasses flowers leaves ferns moss even insects cows regurgitate food re-chew before ready totally digested juvenile views outside world pouch adult female Eastern Fir Flagstaffotos Offspring Probably best-known fact about carry pregnant days she give birth up offspring one time this unusual At baby small grain rice big bee millimeters born guided safely into comfy gestates Inside protected feed nursing mother’s nipples Joeys urinate defecate lining absorbs some mess but occasionally need clean out does inserting snout using tongue remove contents remain attached nipple while any older ones temporarily kicked Another interesting able suckle two joeys developmental stages same with milk nutritional York Times reported grow quickly months years males fully matured Classification taxonomy ITIS Kingdom AnimaliaSubkingdom Bilateria Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Phylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataInfraphylum Gnathostomata Superclass Tetrapoda Class MammaliaSubclass TheriaInfraclass Metatheria Order DiprotodontiaSuborder Macropodiformes ‘Great kangaroos’Family MacropodidaeSubfamily MacropodinaeGenus fuliginosus three subspecies giganteus antilopinus rufus Tree-kangaroosFamily DendrolagusSpecies including bennettianus Bennett’s tree-kangaroo goodfellowi Goodfellow’s matschiei Huon spadix Lowlands Rat-kangaroosFamily PotoridaeGenera Aepyprymnus rufescens Rufous bettong Bettongia short-nosed Caloprymnus campestris desert Musky rat-kangaroosFamily HypsiprymnodontidaeGenus Hypsiprymnodon moschatus ancestors There rich fossil record ancient relatives giant plodded Pleistocene million ago Pliocene tiny modern related group fangs scurried dense northwestern region now arid outback In study published February scientists described new Cookeroo bulwidarri dated hortusensis lived between These kangaroos’ bodies probably measured C didn’t navigating forest fours sharing diverse collection moles feather-tailed possums koalas crocodiles Conservation status IUCN’s Red List Threatened Species listed either near threatened vulnerable endangered critically Nullarbor dwarf extinct Studies show global warming could kill world’s not Additional resourcesNature PBS FactsNational KangaroosUniversity Michigan Rat-KangarooAustralian Department Foreign Affairs Trade Sign Up e-mail newsletters Stay date coronavirus outbreak signing newsletter today Receive news offers brands Yes No mail us behalf trusted partners sponsors Thank You receive verification email shortly was problem refresh page try again spam promise unsubscribe we’ll never share details without permission Read Shared fighting laser duel exploding Carina Nebula Rare squid ‘elbow’ tentacles baffles spooky footage Asteroid Apophis speeding recalculate odds 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