Tasmania pademelons
Be the pademelons of Tasmania, Thylogale billardierii used in some parts of South Australia and Victoria are located, but is now restricted to Tasmania.
Ancestor important
It 'is probable that the tree kangaroos and wallabies rock has evolved from a species in pademelons group.
Size and habitat
The short-tailed wallaby pademelons are small. The male Tasmanian pademelons grow to about 12 kilograms (26 pounds) with the females pademelonsa little 'smaller, although they usually are much smaller than this. They live in moist environments with dense vegetation. South-east South Australia and adjacent parts of Victoria are all wet areas and these are used for pademelons Tasmania.
Foxes
One difference between Tasmania and the mainland is the presence of high concentration of foxes on the mainland. Foxes in Tasmania, but currently only an estimated average density of abouta fox on 500 square kilometers. There is a serious effort be made to eradicate any foxes in Tasmania, before they do irreparable damage to domestic animals. The foxes were introduced in Australia for recreational hunting in 1870. It is not clear how they came to Tasmania. If they are allowed to gather in numbers that could cause the extinction of many native animals.
Diet
The abrasions on the grass short and green pademelons Tasmania broadleaf plants. They are alsobrowse plants. This means that they become a problem for the growing of crops or planting of trees. Like many animals, increasing human population is its existence into question. Pademelons have certainly been poisoned or shot by farmers protecting their crops.
Predators
These animals are native predators. This includes the wedge-tailed Eagle. Before being extinguished, there is no doubt that the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) was usedto eat. Now they are an important part of the diet of Tasmanian Devils and Spotted Tailed Quoll.
By night
They are active at night and eat, spend the day hidden in the thicket of vegetation.
Wallabies drunk?
A number of Wallabies in Tasmania were the show as reported what appear to be intoxicated. However, they were not drunk but high on drugs. Tasmania has the highest legal production of opium in the world. The Wallabies were fedthis.
Abundant
This animal is extinct on the mainland but abundant in Tasmania. This has heightened the conflict with humans. As long as the increase in human population on the island and the foxes have not yet been eradicated pademelons should survive.
