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Daintree Rainforest
Wildlife
photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust
Red-legged
Pademelon
(joey)
Thylogale stigmatica stigmatica

Rainforest is the preferred habitat of the Red-legged Pademelon
where it feeds on a variety of fruits, leaves and fungi. Of an evening they
venture out of the forest and feed on grasses along the forest edge. Their
predators are domestic dogs, Dingos, Tiger Quolls and large
Amethystine Pythons.
Size
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Head and Body Length
470-536 (492) mm (males)
386-520 (463) mm (females)
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Tail Length
372-473 (443) mm (males)
301-445 (357) mm (females)
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Weight
3.7-6.8 (5.1) kg (males)
2.5-4.2 (4.1) kg (females) |
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