Tasmanian Pademelon
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| Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) |
As the name suggests, Tasmanian Pademelons (Thylogale billardierii) are the pademelons found in Tasmania — a large island to the South of mainland Australia. Tasmania's climate is a lot cooler than that on the mainland, and so all of its creatures are noticeably furrier than their cousins found on the continent.
[edit] References
- Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Thylogale billardierii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 69. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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