Eastern grey kangaroo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eastern grey kangaroo lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macropus giganteus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	0.8 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the eastern grey kangaroo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern grey kangaroo in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an eastern grey kangaroo?

Wikidata records the following for the eastern grey kangaroo: mass 0.8 g (birth weight).

Is the eastern grey kangaroo endangered?

The eastern grey kangaroo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eastern grey kangaroo?

The eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Macropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern grey kangaroo

The eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus: gigantic large-foot; also great grey kangaroo or forester kangaroo) is a marsupial found in the eastern third of Australia, with a population of several million. A large M. giganteus kangaroo male can typically weigh up to 69 kg (152 lb) and have a length of well over 2 m (6 ft 7 in).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern grey kangaroo (revision 1374994549), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q270098 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).