red-legged pademelon

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The red-legged pademelon is a small, shy forest-dwelling marsupial native to eastern Australia, known for its compact build and distinctive reddish hind legs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pademelon
species of marsupial
activityPattern nocturnal
behavior shy
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Australasian realm NERFINISHED
binomialName Thylogale stigmatica NERFINISHED
bodySize small
class Mammalia
commonName red-legged pademelon
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
diet herbivorous
eats fallen fruit
grasses
leaves
endemicTo Australia NERFINISHED
family Macropodidae NERFINISHED
foragingTime dusk
night
foundInHabitat dense forest understorey
rainforest
wet sclerophyll forest
genus Thylogale NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution Cape York Peninsula NERFINISHED
northeastern Australia
hasBodyPartColor reddish hind legs
hasBodyShape compact build
hasDevelopmentalStage joey
hasFurColor brownish-grey upperparts
paler underparts
hasTail long tail used for balance
kingdom Animalia
locomotion hopping
nativeTo New South Wales NERFINISHED
Queensland NERFINISHED
eastern Australia NERFINISHED
order Diprotodontia NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Thylogale NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction marsupial pouch development
viviparous
sheltersIn dense vegetation
socialBehavior generally solitary
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
predation by introduced predators

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Border Ranges National Park hasFauna red-legged pademelon