Family Macropodidae

Animals in the family Macropodidae on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 4 species in this family — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.

Red-necked wallaby with reddish neck and shoulders grazing at the edge of eucalyptus forest

Least Concern

Mammal

Red-necked Wallaby

The rusty-shouldered grazer of eastern Australia

Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo with golden back stripes sitting on a mossy rainforest branch

Endangered

Mammal

Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo

The golden-striped kangaroo that lives in trees

Large red kangaroo standing upright in the Australian outback at golden hour

Least Concern

Mammal

Red Kangaroo

The largest marsupial and a powerful hopper

Quokka, a small round-faced marsupial, sitting on the ground appearing to smile

Vulnerable

Mammal

Quokka

The smiling marsupial of Western Australia