Blistering Ammania vs red kangaroo

Ammannia baccifera compared with Macropus rufus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blistering Ammania red kangaroo
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Myrtales (フトモモ目) Diprotodontia (カンガルー目)
Family Lythraceae Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus Ammannia Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species Ammannia baccifera Macropus rufus

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

red kangaroo

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~11.5M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blistering Ammania red kangaroo
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 16 years
Average Length 1.6 m
Average Weight 85.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

red kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found in Australia.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

red kangaroo

アカカンガルー(Macropus rufus)は地球最大のカンガルーであり最大の有袋類で、体高2メートル、体重90kgに達し、オーストラリア内陸の乾燥・半乾燥地域に生息する。過酷な砂漠環境に高度に適応しており、植物から水分を抽出することで長期間水なしで生存できる。強力な後ろ足で9メートルのジャンプと時速70kmの走行が可能だ。オスはメスを巡って儀式的なボクシング対決を繰り広げる。

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