Pademelons are small marsupials in the genus Thylogale, found in Australia and New Guinea. They are some of the smallest members of the macropod family, which includes the similar-looking but larger kangaroos and wallabies. Pademelons are distinguished by their small size and their short, thick, and sparsely-haired tails. Like most other marsupials, they carry their young in a pouch.
Pademelon
Image: Tasmanian Pademelon Waterworks reserve
Image: Macropodidae Thylogale brunii 3
Image: Red legged Pademelon. Thylogale stigmatica wilcoxi Flickr gailhampshire (1)
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups. These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and are native to the Australian continent, New Guinea and nearby islands.
Macropodidae
A Bennett's wallaby skull
A female quokka with a joey
Procoptodon goliah