Propleopus (SciiFii)

The giant rat-kangaroo (Propleopus magnus), also known as the killer kangaroo, is a species of of marsupial that originally lived as three extinct species, Propleopus chillagoensis, Propleopus oscillans, and Propleopus wellingtonensis, and the genus itself was once extinct since the Pleistocene, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the rainforests, swamps, forests, open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands of Australia to help boost biodiversity. In contrast to most other kangaroos, and just like to its small relatives, the rat-kangaroo, the giant rat-kangaroo is an omnivore that mainly feeds on grasses, leaves, fruits, tubers, insects, fish, frogs, small lizards, snakes, eggs, carrion, and smaller mammals. A usually solitary animal that is only active during the day, distinguishing them from the nocturnal habits of the rat-kangaroos in the Potoroidae family. The giant rat-kangaroos are most active in the morning and afternoon, retiring to their shelter during the middle of the day. They are mostly terrestrial, foraging at the forest floor, although they are able to move through the branches of the lower vegetation. Aggressive behaviours between males may be displayed during the austral spring and summer months, vigorously pursuing each other for around 50 seconds. The male's encounters, sometimes in competition for fruit, increase in frequency during breeding months; physical interactions between the males are restricted to striking with the front paw. Reproductive activity is mostly from September to March, the usual litter size is two offspring. The newborns travel in the pouch of the mother for about 21 weeks, and then are left at the nest while the mother forages until the juveniles are fully weaned. Regular activity is conducted on all four limbs, but unlike the bettongs and potoroos, and like the musky rat-kangaroo, the giant rat-kangaroo bounds using all its paws when moving rapidly. This resembles the characteristic hopping of a rabbit more than that of its macropod relations. It moves by extending its body and then bringing both of its hind legs forward, and uses an opposable toe on the hind foot to climb trees. The conservation status of the giant rat-kangaroo is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the giant rat-kangaroo's wide natural range and its tolerance to most of the human activities.
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