The kangaroo is a marsupial from the
family Macropodidae. In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus:
the red kangaroo, antilopine
kangaroo, eastern, and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to Australia. The Australian
government estimates that 34.3 million kangaroos lived within the commercial
harvest areas of Australia in 2011. Source
