Eastern Grey Kangaroo
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Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal National Park
2 Verified records at Royal National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus: gigantic large-foot; also great grey kangaroo or forester kangaroo) is a marsupial found in the eastern third of Australia, with a population of several million. Although a large M. giganteus kangaroo male can typically weigh up to 69 kg (152 lb) and have a length of well over 2 m (6 ft 7 in), the scientific name is misleading as the red kangaroo of the semi-arid inland is larger, weighing up to 90 kg (200 lb). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Royal National Park

Swamp Wallaby
LC Endemic

Swamp Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Wallabia bicolor

10–20% · With luck
Common Ringtail Possum
LC Endemic

Common Ringtail Possum

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

10–20% · With luck
Common Brushtail
LC Endemic

Common Brushtail

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trichosurus vulpecula

10–20% · With luck
Koala
VU Endemic

Koala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phascolarctos cinereus

5–10% · With luck
Sugar Glider
LC Endemic

Sugar Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petaurus breviceps

5–10% · With luck
Eastern Pygmy Possum
LC

Eastern Pygmy Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cercartetus nanus

Insufficient data
Feather-tailed Glider
LC Endemic

Feather-tailed Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Acrobates pygmaeus

Insufficient data
Greater Glider
EN Endemic

Greater Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petauroides volans

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Grey Kangaroo at Royal National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
3 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
4 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
5 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
8 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
9 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
11 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
12 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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