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title: "Rotes Riesenkänguru"
description: "Osphranter rufus — Säugetiere. The red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/red-kangaroo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rotes Riesenkänguru

> Osphranter rufus — Säugetiere. The red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial.

- Scientific name: *Osphranter rufus*
- Category: `mammals` (Säugetiere)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Wiese & Feld), `savanna` (Savanne), `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 2921
- iNaturalist taxon: [1453439](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1453439)

## Names

- en: Red Kangaroo
- de: Rotes Riesenkänguru
- es: Canguro rojo
- fr: Kangourou roux

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1690)

## Summary

The red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial. It is found across mainland Australia, except for the more fertile areas, such as southern Western Australia, the eastern and southeastern coasts, and the rainforests along the northern coast.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_kangaroo

## Photo

![Rotes Riesenkänguru](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-kangaroo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246136281

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-kangaroo?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).