Mammals · Diprotodontia · Macropodidae
Red-legged Pademelon
Thylogale stigmatica
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The red-legged pademelon is a small, stocky macropod of north-eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It lives in dense forest understorey, where it opens and maintains a network of tunnels through the undergrowth along which it moves at speed. It comes out at dusk to graze in clearings and along forest edges and returns to cover at dawn. Its name comes from the reddish tone of its legs and flanks.
Weight
2.5 kg – 7 kg
Size
38 cm – 58 cm
Life expectancy
9 years
