Thylogale

• Rufous-bellied Pademelon Thylogale billardierii

  

  The Rufous-bellied Pademelon is a small Tasmanian macropod with a short tail and legs and a reddish-brown belly. It shelters in dense cover by day and feeds near forest edges at night.

• Brown's Pademelon Thylogale browni

  

  This small-to-medium wallaby is native to northern and eastern New Guinea, where it occurs in forest and grassland. Populations thought to have been introduced to islands such as New Ireland have contracted.

• Dusky Pademelon Thylogale brunii

  

  This is a small member of the kangaroo family, with large ears, strong hind legs, and a short, thick tail. It is mainly active at night and eats plants such as grasses and young shoots.

• Calaby's Pademelon Thylogale calabyi

  

  Calaby’s Pademelon is a small pademelon recorded in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea. Yellow-tipped belly fur and a pale hip stripe help identify the individuals described in a field report.

• Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmatica

  

  The red-legged pademelon is a small kangaroo relative that feeds within forests and along their edges.

• Red-necked Pademelon Thylogale thetis

  

  This short-tailed wallaby is marked by reddish fur on its neck and shoulders. It spends the day in forest and emerges near dusk to feed on plants.

• Rufous-bellied Pademelon Thylogale billardierii

  The Rufous-bellied Pademelon is a small Tasmanian macropod with a short tail and legs and a reddish-brown belly. It shelters in dense cover by day and feeds near forest edges at night.

• Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmatica

  The red-legged pademelon is a small kangaroo relative that feeds within forests and along their edges.

• Brown's Pademelon Thylogale browni

  This small-to-medium wallaby is native to northern and eastern New Guinea, where it occurs in forest and grassland. Populations thought to have been introduced to islands such as New Ireland have contracted.

• Dusky Pademelon Thylogale brunii

  This is a small member of the kangaroo family, with large ears, strong hind legs, and a short, thick tail. It is mainly active at night and eats plants such as grasses and young shoots.

• Calaby's Pademelon Thylogale calabyi

  Calaby’s Pademelon is a small pademelon recorded in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea. Yellow-tipped belly fur and a pale hip stripe help identify the individuals described in a field report.

• Red-necked Pademelon Thylogale thetis

  This short-tailed wallaby is marked by reddish fur on its neck and shoulders. It spends the day in forest and emerges near dusk to feed on plants.