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title: "Kangur olbrzymi"
description: "Macropus giganteus — Ssaki. The eastern grey kangaroo is a marsupial found in the eastern third of Australia, with a population of several million."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/eastern-grey-kangaroo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kangur olbrzymi

> Macropus giganteus — Ssaki. The eastern grey kangaroo is a marsupial found in the eastern third of Australia, with a population of several million.

- Scientific name: *Macropus giganteus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 35004
- Wikidata: [Q270098](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270098)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42888](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42888)

## Names

- en: Eastern Grey Kangaroo
- de: Östliches Graues Riesenkänguru
- es: Canguro Gris Oriental
- fr: Kangourou géant
- nl: Grijze reuzenkangoeroe
- pl: Kangur olbrzymi

## Countries with the most observations

AU (32837)

## Summary

The eastern grey kangaroo is a marsupial found in the eastern third of Australia, with a population of several million. A large M. giganteus kangaroo male can typically weigh up to 69 kg (152 lb) and have a length of well over 2 m.

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

## Photo

![Kangur olbrzymi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-grey-kangaroo/medium.jpg)

Photo: george_vaughan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209061868

## Machine access

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