Red-legged Pademelon, Thyogale stigmatica

Red-legged Pademelon, Thyogale stigmatica

Red-legged pademelons are the only ground dwelling wallaby that lives in wet tropical rainforests. They live in small groups headed by one dominant member of the group. Pademelons and tree-kangaroos affect regeneration of the rainforest as they browse on the young trees and can seriously impede their growth or even kill them.