the western grey kangaroo ("macropus fuliginosus") is a large and very common kangaroo or macropod. it lives right across the southern part of australia. they live from just south of shark bay in western australia to western victoria. in south australia they live along the coast. they also live in the murray-darling basin in new south wales and queensland. the subspecies on kangaroo island, south australia, is called the kangaroo island kangaroo.