Red-legged pademelon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-legged pademelon lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thylogale stigmatica
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the red-legged pademelon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-legged pademelon in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the red-legged pademelon endangered?

The red-legged pademelon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-legged pademelon?

The red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Thylogale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-legged pademelon

The red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) is a species of small macropod found on the northeastern coast of Australia and in New Guinea. In Australia it has a scattered distribution from the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland to around Tamworth in New South Wales. In New Guinea it is found in south central lowlands.

The red-legged pademelon is usually solitary but may group together when feeding. It is found mostly in rainforests, where it is rarely seen, but it is not considered threatened. In New South Wales, however, it is considered to be vulnerable. It feeds on fallen fruit, leaves and grasses. It weighs 2.5 to 7 kg and is 38–58 cm long with a 30–47 cm tail.

There are four subspecies of the red-legged pademelon:

T. s. stigmatica, found in the Cairns region of Queensland;

T. s. coxenii, found in Cape York Peninsula;

T. s. orimo, found in New Guinea;

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-legged pademelon (revision 1360615342), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209594 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).