Are there kangaroos with short tails?

It depends on the species of kangaroo.

• Tree kangaroos, for example, typically have a tail length exceeding that of their body length.
• Most species of wallabies also have a tail which usually exceeds their body length.
• Male red kangaroos, the largest of all the kangaroo species, may have a body length of up to 2 metres, and a tail length half of that, which is just 1 metre.
• The quokka is a member of the kangaroo family with a much shorter tail than that of the average wallaby its size, but slightly more than half its body length.
• The musky rat-kangaroo is the smallest member of the kangaroo family. Its body length ranges from 15cm to 27cm, with a tail length ranging from 12-16cm which, again, is more than half its body length.