Red kangaroo
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Osphranter rufus, the red kangaroo (Macropodidae), is the largest living marsupial. Males have a head-body length of 1.3–1.6 m, a tail up to 1.2 m and a weight of 55–90 kg; females measure 85–105 cm and 18–40 kg. Large males may stand over 1.8 m tall, and the largest confirmed individual reached about 2.1 m and 91 kg. It travels at up to 60 km/h in bounds of 8–9 m. The species occupies arid and semi-arid inland Australia, where grass forms 75–95% of its diet. IUCN rated it Least Concern in 2016.
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