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Red kangaroo
Macropus rufus
Marsupials ยท Least concern
vs
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Quokka
Setonix brachyurus
Marsupials ยท Vulnerable
One clip names both of them
163 views between them.
Red kangaroo outweighs Quokka 13ร โ 35.7 kg against 2.8 kg.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
36 kg
๐ฆ Red kangaroo ยท COMBINE
2.82 kg
๐ฆ Quokka ยท COMBINE
Body length
1.6 m
๐ฆ Red kangaroo ยท COMBINE
0.6 m
๐ฆ Quokka ยท COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
30 yr
๐ฆ Red kangaroo ยท COMBINE
14 yr
๐ฆ Quokka ยท COMBINE
Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.
Animals caught on camera
Real footage of the animals on this site โ hunting, fighting, and getting on with it.
Shared ancestry
The closest group they share is Macropodidae (family), home to 107 species.
They last shared an ancestor about 8.9 million years ago.
Estimates range from 6.9 to 11 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.
About this estimate
Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).