The name, pademelon, is derived from an aboriginal or native Australian term for 'small kangaroo from the forest'. Pademelons, petite members of the kangaroo and wallaby family, are marsupials, that is, females have an abdominal pouch.
Facts and Features
- Geographic Distribution
Lowland forests in areas of Papua New Guinea and surrounding islands
- Amazing Facts
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- At the Aquarium
We no longer have any pademelons on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
