Red-necked pademelon

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Red-necked pademelon[1]
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T. thetis
Binomial name
Thylogale thetis
(Lesson, 1828)
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Red-necked pademelon range

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The red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) is a forest-dwelling marsupial living in the eastern coastal region of Australia.

Description

A small species of macropod, it has a head and body length of 29–62 cm, a tail length of 27–51 cm and mean weight of 3.8 kg for females and 7.0 kg for males.[3] Mainly nocturnal, the red-necked pademelon is very shy and generally inhabits temperate forests near grassland, hiding in the forests by day and emerging into the grasslands to graze in the dusk.

The red-necked pademelon is brown-grey with a cream underbelly and a red-tinted neck and shoulders. It 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.

References

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  2. Ellis, M., Denny, M., Burnett, S. & Lunney, D. (2008). Thylogale thetis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. [1] The Marsupial Society

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