How much does a red kangaroo weigh?
72 kg159 lbWhich one: adult male
A red kangaroo weighs about 72 kg (159 lb).
Animals vary, so Tilt always names a specific, common adult: a worker bee, a house mouse, a Labrador, a bull rather than a calf. The label tells you which one. Source for this figure: San Francisco Zoo docent fact sheet.
How heavy is that?
- A red kangaroo weighs about as much as 16 cats.
- A red kangaroo weighs about as much as 350 smartphones.
- A red kangaroo weighs about as much as 72,000 paperclips.
- It takes about 6.9 red kangaroos to balance a horse.
- It takes about 580 red kangaroos to balance a Boeing 737.
About the same weight
More animals
- Sheep 63.5 kg
- White-tailed deer 63.5 kg
- Great Dane 71.4 kg
- Orangutan 80 kg
- Giant panda 100 kg
- Black bear 113 kg
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