Scientific name:
Macropus giganteus meaning “giant long-foot”
Macropus fuliginosus meaning “sooty long-foot”
The Great or Eastern Grey Kangaroo and its close cousin, the Western Grey, are members of Australia’s most famous family of marsupials, or pouched mammals. In fact, only female marsupials have a pouch. Every Grey Kangaroo ‘joey’ lives for about 11 months in its mother’s pouch.
| Animal Facts: | Coin Specifications: | |||
| Category: | LAND | Legal tender: | Australia | |
| Size: | Up to 2.8 metres from nose to tail | Effigy: | Queen Elizabeth II | |
| Diet: | Grasses, leaves, shoots | Denomination: | $1 | |
| Weight: | 13.80g | |||
| Predators: | Dingoes | Diameter: | 30.20mm | |
| Thickness: | 3.10mm | |||
Animal Facts & Coin Specifications: All animal information verified by the Australian Museum Research Library and the Western Australian Museum.
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