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Red-necked Pademelon
Thylogale thetis
-38.4726, 145.236
Field Notes
Description:
The red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) is a forest-dwelling marsupial living in the eastern coastal region of Australia. It is brown-grey above, cream below with reddish neck and shoulders.
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. It is brown-grey above, cream below with reddish neck and shoulders. They hide during the day and come out at night to eat.
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.
Habitat:
Phillip island Wildlife Park.
The Red-necked Pademelon lives in rainforest and eucalypt forest, often on the edge of the forest hiding in the thicker part and coming out to feed on lush grasses in the cover of darkness.
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