The red-legged pademelon is a small kangaroo relative that feeds within forests and along their edges.
Populations in darker forest have dark gray-brown coats and cream-colored bellies, while those in open areas are paler gray-brown. Both have thick soft fur, a short stout tail and reddish-brown marks on the cheeks, thighs and forearms.
Researchers studied two pademelon species in closed forests in northeastern New South Wales. They placed 48 cameras in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest, dividing the stations equally between the two habitats. Camera records were compared with ground cover, slope, and the kinds of plants growing at each site.
Red-legged Pademelons were recorded more often where vines, palms, ferns, and thick ground cover were present. Their records also increased around tree-fall gaps. Red-necked Pademelons appeared more often in wet sclerophyll forest, showing how the two species used different parts of the same forest landscape.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
Red-legged Pademelons were recorded more often in rainforest with vines, palms, ferns, ground cover, and tree-fall gaps.