Kangaroo By: KN

Kangaroo

This includes: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species, Poem, Fun Facts, and References. 

Kingdom: Animalia

• Multicellular

• Heterotrophs

• Lack cell walls

• Cells are organized into tissues

Phylum: Chordata

• Have a notochord

• Bilateral summetry

• Segmented body

• Single nerve chord

• Tail

• Central heart

• Complete digestive system

• Bony endoskeleton

Class: Mammalia

• Three middle ear bones

• Hair

• Mammary glands

Order: Diprotodontia

• Syndactylous- 2-3 hind toes fully fused

• Diprotodont- single pair of incisors

• Lack lower canines

• Herbivores

Family: Macropodidae

• Posture- plantigrade

• Use bipedal form of hopping

• Long narrow skull

• Deep masseteric on lower jaw

• Complex sacculated stomach

• Well developed pouch

Genus and Species: Macropus, Macropus rufus

• Its Genus places it in Macaropus rufus

• Its special body features

Poem:

The Kangaroo eats shrubs and grass,

It sometimes eats funnel grass.

It hops and bops around the the plain,

and it lives in its very own domain.

The Kangaroo is a great animal,

who lives in Australia!

Fun Facts:

• A male kangaroo is called a Boomer

• A female kangaroo is called a Flyer

• A baby kangaroo is called a Joey

• It is a marsupial mammal

• There are over 40 different kinds of kangaroos

• They can hop10 feet high

• Kangaroos can survive without drinking for a month

References:

• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/macropus/m._rufus$narrative.html

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