Back كنغر شرقي رمادي Arabic كنغر شرقى رمادى ARZ Kangurol (Macropus giganteus) AVK Şərq boz kenqurusu AZ دۇغو بوْز کانقوروسو AZB Източно сиво кенгуру Bulgarian Kangourou gris ar reter BR Cangur gris oriental Catalan Macropus giganteus CEB Klokan obrovský Czech
| Eastern grey kangaroo[1] Temporal range: Early Pliocene – Recent
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| A female and joey at the Brunkerville, New South Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Macropus |
| Species: | M. giganteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790
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| Eastern grey kangaroo range | |
The eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a marsupial found in the eastern third of Australia, with a population of several million. It is also known as the great grey kangaroo and the forester kangaroo. Although a big eastern grey male typically weighs around 66 kg (146 lb) and stands almost 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall,[citation needed] the scientific name, Macropus giganteus (gigantic large-foot), is misleading: the red kangaroo of the semi-arid inland is larger, weighing up to 90 kg (200 lb).
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Munny, P.; Menkhorst, P.; Winter, J. (2016). "Macropus giganteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41513A21952954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41513A21952954.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Species Profile".