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 southeastern Australia.
The unusual common name, pademelon, is of Aboriginal derivation.
The species is abundant and widespread throughout the state of Tasmania.
Pademelons are hopping marsupials that are a bit smaller than most wallabies. Males can reach more than 10 kilograms, while females are more petite. However, they all have distinctively plump backsides.
The diet of the pademelon consists of herbs and green shoots, with short green grasses being preferred. Mosses are occasionally eaten. Pademelons were undoubtedly important in the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) diet and are now important in the diet of Tasmanian devils, spotted-tailed quolls and wedge-tailed eagles.
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Again an unknown to me, but beautiful animal. Beautifully photographed too!
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Thanks Hans, wallaby are very plentiful now and often venture into the suburbs!
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Thanks for sharing.
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This animal was totaly unknown for me, thanks for showing it to us. It looks like a lovely and harmless and cute animal. Thanks for the photos, your top banner is awesome.
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Thank you 😀 They are pretty cute but they are now very abundant and eat most things struggling to grow in the bush. They also often venture down into the suburbs and people’s gardens. They don’t have much fear as they now have no natural predators.
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Thanks for this additional info 🙂
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I’ve never seen one of these. Amazing place to have such creatures.
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We can have 60 or more out in the paddock of an evening, there’s no grass left for my ponies 😦
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Looking into its eyes, I now feel I know this animal.
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Thanks Kenne, they are pretty friendly but can destroy a garden very quickly!!
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I’ve never seen this cute animal, Tone! Thanks for sharing this. 😊
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They are cute, especially when a joey’s head pops out of its Mums pouch!
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We have nothing at all like that here. Amazing! 🇦🇺❤️
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Fantastic close-ups! So cute! I never heard of pademelons until I saw your previous posts. I just had a funny cartoon vision of pademelons visiting realtors so they could move to the suburbs. 😀
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Too funny!! Thanks for sharing 😀
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The absolute detail of these photos is amazing!
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Such a cute animal ☺️
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Thanks 😀
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