The Eastern Grey Kangaroo has uniform woolly grey-brown fur, slightly darker on shoulders and mid back. The tail is tipped with black Spends most of the day resting under a shady tree, only moving out to feed from dusk to dawn. source: OZ Animals
The Eastern Grey is easy to recognise: its soft grey coat is distinctive, and it is usually found in moister, more fertile areas than the Red. Red Kangaroos, though sometimes grey-blue in colour, have a totally different face to Grey Kangaroos. Red Kangaroos have distinctive markings in black and white beside their muzzles and along the sides of their face. ... source: Wikipedia
| Australian iconic species | |
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| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Macropus giganteus |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| Macropus major Shaw, 1800 | |
| Published in: Shaw, G. 1800. General Zoology or systematic natural history. Quadrupeds London : G. Kearsley Vol. 1Pt 2 pp. i-viii pp. 249-552 | |
| Dipus tridactylus Perry, 1811 | |
| Published in: Perry, G. 1810. Arcana; or The Museum of Natural History London : British Museum pp. 1 | |
| Kangurus labiatus Desmarest, 1817 | |
| Published in: Desmarest, A.G. 1817. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle: appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine etc. Par une société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. Nouv. Édn presqu' entièrement refondue et considérablement augmentée Paris : Deterville Vol. 17 | |
| Halmaturus griseofuscus Goldfuss, 1819 | |
| Published in: Goldfuss, G.A. 1819. Über die verschiedenen Arten der Känguruh. Oken, Isis Vol. 1818 pp. col. 266-270 | |
| Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis Le Souef, 1923 | |
| Published in: Le Souef, A.S. 1923. The grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), and its allies. Aust. Zool. Vol. 3 pp. 145-147 | |
| Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis Le Souef, 1923 | |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Eastern Grey Kangaroo | |
| Great Grey Kangaroo, Scrub Kangaroo | |
| Grey Kangaroo |
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