Weight: 6 kg

Identification: A very small wallaby with greyish-brown fur above and whitish fur below. Apart from its red neck and shoulders this pademelon has no pattern of interest.

Call/Song: Mothers call their young with a 'click'. If disturbed both sexes will make a guttural growl and a repetitive 'cluck' is made by sexually interested males. One or two loud thumps of the hind feet are often made by alarmed animals.

Found in eastern Australia, from around Hervey Bay (Queensland) south to the Sydney region.

Habitat: Inhabit dense rainforest and eucalpyt forest.

Movement: Every evening the red-necked pademelon travel along a well-defined root to the feeding ground where they remain until shortly before dawn. This pademelon travels on all four legs when moving slowly with the tail dragging behind.

Feeding: Grazes on short, green shrubs and grasses at the fringes of rainforests.

Breeding/Nesting: Does not build a nest and breed throughout the year (although mostly in autumn and spring).

Photo: Glenn Threlfo

Other Common Names: Pademelon wallaby.

Status: Common.

Distribution: The red-necked pademelon is commonly seen grazing around the guesthouse, campground and picnic areas at Green Mountains during the early morning and late afternoon.

Abundance:

Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.

Strahan, R. et al. (1995) The Mammals of Australia, Australian Museum/ Reed New Holland, Sydney.