by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Common Wallaroo Scientific Name: Osphranter robustus Size: TL 1,550–2,000 mm, including tail 750–900 mm What does it look like? The Common Wallaroo is heavily built (especially males), with shaggy fur and a characteristic hunched stance. Dark grey, yellowish-brown to...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Eastern Grey Kangaroo Scientific Name: Macropus giganteus Size: TL 1,404–2,400mm, including tail 430–1100mm What does it look like? The Eastern Grey Kangaroo is grey to brownish-grey above, paler on face and hindlegs, and paler grey to whitish below. Head with...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Red Kangaroo Scientific Name: Osphranter rufus Size: Total Length 1,645–2,400mm (including tail 645–1,000mm) What does it look like? The Red Kangaroo is the largest marsupial. Adult males are reddish-brown above, and females appear blue-grey, with a squarish snout,...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Western Grey Kangaroo Scientific Name: Macropus fuliginosus Size: TL 1,370–2,225mm, including tail 425–1,000mm What does it look like? Western Grey Kangaroo fur is shaggy. Brownish-grey above (more blackish on Kangaroo Island), slightly paler and more greyish below,...
