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Dusky Pademelon

Thylogale brunii

 |   Conservation Status:  Vulnerable

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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.

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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.