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Thylogale billardierii
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tasmanian pademelon, rufous-bellied pademelon, red-bellied pademelon
species of mammal endemic to Tasmania, Australia
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDiprotodontia
- FamilyMacropodidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,257
- With media
- 29
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MVZ
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Thylogale billardierii
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- Thylogale billardierii
- taxon common name
- Rotbauchfilander
- endemic to
- Tasmania
- taxon author citation
- (Desmarest, 1822)
- short name
- T. billardierii
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Encyclopedic overview
The Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii), also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia. This pademelon has developed heavier and bushier fur than its northern relatives, which inhabit northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The scientific name honours J.J.H. Labillardier, who collected the first specimen on an expedition to what was then Van Diemen's Land in 1792. There are no recognised subspecies.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thylogale billardierii” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.