#0348 · 🦊 mammals

Rufous-bellied Pademelon

🇳🇱 Roodbuikpademelon ·Thylogale billardierii

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © James Bailey · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © James Bailey · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Kristof & Yulia · CC BY 4.0
4. © Tan Kok Hui · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © sea-kangaroo · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © sea-kangaroo · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. Notley Hills TAS 7275, Australia:© Jordan Aquilina · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Mathinna TAS 7214, Australia:© Brett Vercoe · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. South Bruny TAS 7150, Australia:© george_seagull · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Tasmania, Southwest, TAS, AU:© Harry_Cooper · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Tasmanian pademelon ( Thylogale billardierii ), also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon , is the sole endemic species of pademelon, marsupials found in Tasmania, and formerly throughout south-eastern Australia. This pademelon has developed heavier and bushier fur than its northern relatives, who inhabit northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,410iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,410 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1822 (204 years ago).