What is Kangaroo?
{{Taxobox | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | name = Kangaroo | fossil_range = Early [[Miocene]] - Present | image = Kangaroo and joey03.jpg | image_caption = Female [[Eastern grey kangaroo]] with joey (baby) in pouch | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | infraclassis = [[Marsupialia]] | ordo = [[Diprotodontia]] | familia = [[Macropodidae]] | genus = ''[[Macropus]]'' | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] | subdivision = 4 species, see text. }} A '''kangaroo''' is an [[Australasia|Australia]]n [[marsupial]]. It belongs to the [[genus]] ''[[Macropus]]''. The common name 'kangaroo' is used for the four large species, and there are another 50 species of smaller macropods. The kangaroos are common in [[Australia]] and can also be found in [[New Guinea]]. Kangaroos move by [[Jumping|hopping]]. == Common names == *kangaroos: large males are 2 metres tall (6ft 7 inches) and weigh 90 kg (200 lb). *[[wallaroo]]s: between kangaroos and wallabies in size. *[[Wallaby|wallabies]]: small to medium-sized macropods. *tree-kangaroos: ''Dendrolagus'', adapted for [[arboreal]] locomotion. They live in the tropical [[rainforests]] of [[New Guinea]], far northeastern [[Queensland]], and some of the islands in the region. == The four species == [[File:Kangur.rudy.drs.jpg|thumb|[[Red kangaroo]] grazing]] There are four living species of kangaroos: * The [[red kangaroo]] (''Macropus rufus'') is the largest marsupial anywhere in the world. The red kangaroo lives in the [[arid]] and semi-arid centre of Australia. A large male can be two metres (6&nbsp;ft 7 in) tall and weigh 90&nbsp;kg (200&nbsp;lb). * The [[eastern grey kangaroo]] (''Macropus giganteus'') is less well-known than the red (outside of Australia), but the most often seen, as its range covers the fertile eastern part of the continent. * The [[western grey kangaroo]] (''Macropus fuliginosus'') is slightly smaller again at about 54&nbsp;kg (119&nbsp;lb) for a large male. It is found in the south part of [[Western Australia]]