General Description
Dark grizzled fur on back, rufous brown fur on belly. Average weight is about 7 kg for males and 4 kg for females, tails are shorter than body and are approximately 30-40 cm long.
Biology
Sexually dimorphic, males are much larger than females. Tasmanian Pademelons mainly feed on soft green vegetation at night in large groups.
Distribution
Tasmania, King Island and Flinders Island. Formerly found in southern Victoria as well but now extinct on the mainland.
Habitat
Wet forest and woodland, heath, scrubland.
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Brief Id
Dark upperparts and red-brown underneath, tail shorter than the body.
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Maximum Size
6.3 m
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Diet
Herbivore
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Threatened, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least concern
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Common Name
Rufous-bellied Pademelon
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Other Names
Tasmanian Pademelon
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Species Name
billardierii
