Tasmanian pademelon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Tasmanian pademelon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tasmanian 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 Tasmanian pademelon endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Tasmanian pademelon?

The Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Thylogale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tasmanian pademelon

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 eastern and northern Australia and 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tasmanian pademelon (revision 1367629885), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209291 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).