Native to Australia, what type of creature is a pademelon?
Red-necked pademelon breeds in the autumn and spring in northern Australia, and in the summer in southern Australia. Predators include the dingo and the red fox, however habitat destruction, particularly through land clearance, is currently the largest threat to the species. The red-necked pademelon is not currently listed as an endangered species. This species is closely related to the red-legged pademelon. Red-necked pademelon The red-necked pademelon ("Thylogale thetis") is a forest-dwelling marsupial living in the eastern coastal region of Australia. A small species of macropod, it has a head and body length of 29–62 cm, a tail length of 27–51 cm and
Tasmanian pademelon live between 5 and 6 years in the wild. Tasmanian pademelon The Tasmanian pademelon ("Thylogale billardierii"), also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout south-eastern Australia. This pademelon has developed heavier and bushier fur than its northern relatives, who inhabit northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Males reach around 12 kg (26.5 lbs) in weight, 1–1.2 metres in length including the tail, and are considerably larger than the females, which average 3.9 kg (8.6 lbs). Pademelons are solitary and nocturnal, spending the daylight hours in