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Daintree Rainforest
Wildlife
photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust
Red-legged
Pademelon (Female and joey)
Thylogale stigmatica stigmatica
"Heidi"
the matriarch of the group.
Initial gestation for the
Red-legged Pademelon is 30 days with a pouch
life of
approximately 7 months. Joeys will stay with their mothers for a further 6
months after leaving the pouch and will continue to suckle during that time.
Rainforest is the preferred habitat of the Red-legged Pademelon where it feeds
on a variety of fruits, leaves [both old and new] and fungi. Of an evening they
venture out of the forest and feed on grasses along the forest edge. Their
predators are domestic dogs, cats, 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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