Facts and Features of Australian Pademelon

Kingdom: Animalia                                 

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Diprotodontia

Family: Macropodidae

Genre: Thylogale

Scientific Name: Thylogale

Type: Mammals

Diet: Herbivore

Size: 42-52cm (16.5-20.5in)

Weight: 3.5-12kg (7.7 - 26 pounds)

speed: 55 kmh (34 mph)

Life Span: 4-8 years

Lifestyle: Solitary

Preservation Status:Threatened

Color: Black, Brown, Grey, Red

Skin:Fur

Favorite food: Herbs

Habitat: dense forests and thickets

Average Litter Size: 1

Prey : grass, herbs, sprouts

Attackers: zorros, dogs, dingos

Special Features: short and thick tail, Pointed Nose

The pademelon is a small to medium sized forest dwelling marsupial found in Australia and a number of them it's surroundings.It is more closely related to the wallaby and kangaroo .There are seven different species of pademelon found in the jungles of  East, the population figures of the seven species are declining ,initially due to hunting and habitat loss.

The pademelon is a solitary and nocturnal animal signifying that, it spends day time by taking  rest, and goes in search of food in the hour of night. The pademelon is mainly found in the coastal regions of Australia , Papua New Guinea and Tasmania.

The pademelon spend much of their waking time,feeding on leaves, grasses, buds,berries and herbs in dense forests. Pademelons also venture in those shrublands where it has  less coverage to the party of lush plants , if there are no predators around.

In many forests inhabited by pademelon often no real predators out there, but the loss of habitat in the form of deforestation has caused Pademelon population numbers to decrease. In other areas, pademelon are prey upon by canines foxes, dingoes,domestic dogs and even the odd cat .

The pademelon inhabit the forests of Tasmania often have more of a variety of predators such as Tasmanian devils,big snakes,large birds of prey such as eagles,and even quolls .

The pademelon is a marsupial meaning that the female has a pouch on his belly to carry its kids .After mating ,the pademelon baby will be born just 30 days later, when he has to make his own way in its mother's pouch.

Then Baby pademelon spend next 6 months or so increasingly grows and develops inside the bag and eventually starts moving into the outside world.