#0364 · 🦊 mammals

Red-legged Pademelon

🇳🇱 Roodpootpademelon ·Thylogale stigmatica

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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

1. © QuestaGame · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © John Sullivan · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Valentin Moser · CC BY 4.0
4. © pfaucher · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © James Bailey · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Julatten QLD 4871, Australia:© dongley · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Palmwoods QLD 4555, Australia:© Litty and Philipp · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Maleny QLD 4552, Australia:© Ashley Anderson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. Yungaburra QLD 4884, Australia:© mscaus · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. red arrow:© snazzybanana · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,665iNaturalist 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.
3,665 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1860 (166 years ago).