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Western Grey Kangaroo
Macropus fuliginosus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyMacropodidae (Kangaroos, Wallabies and Allies)
- GenusMacropus (Grey Kangaroos)
- SpeciesMacropus fuliginosus (Western Grey Kangaroo)
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
189 Verified sightings at Perth
275 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Western Grey Kangaroo
The western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), also referred to as a western grey giant kangaroo, black-faced kangaroo, mallee kangaroo, sooty kangaroo and (when referring to the Kangaroo Island subspecies) Kangaroo Island grey kangaroo, is a large and very common kangaroo found across almost the entire southern part of Australia, from just south of Shark Bay through coastal Western Australia and South Australia, into western Victoria, and in the entire Murray–Darling basin in New South Wales and Queensland.
Long known to the Aboriginal Australians, for Europeans, the western grey kangaroo was the centre of a great deal of sometimes comical taxonomic confusion for almost 200 years. It was first noted by European explorers when Matthew Flinders landed on Kangaroo Island in 1802. Flinders shot several for food, but assumed that they were eastern grey kangaroos. In 1803, French explorers captured several Kangaroo Island western grey kangaroos and shipped them to Paris, where they lived in the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes for some years. Eventually, researchers at the Paris Museum of Natural History recognized that these animals were indeed distinct from the eastern... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Western Grey Kangaroo in Perth
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Western Grey Kangaroo in Perth?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Grey Kangaroo sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Western Grey Kangaroo in Perth?
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Western Grey Kangaroo in Perth on a given day, against about 20% in March–May and August–December, the lowest months. That is one of Perth's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 10 mm in December.
What time of day is best to see a Western Grey Kangaroo?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Grey Kangaroo sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Western Grey Kangaroo?
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Grey Kangaroo sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Western Grey Kangaroo sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Grey Kangaroo is recorded against all the mammals logged in Perth (189 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
