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title: "Roodbuikpademelon"
description: "Thylogale billardierii — Zoogdieren. The Tasmanian pademelon, also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-bellied-pademelon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodbuikpademelon

> Thylogale billardierii — Zoogdieren. The Tasmanian pademelon, also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Thylogale billardierii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 4275
- Wikidata: [Q209291](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209291)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42970](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42970)

## Names

- en: Rufous-bellied Pademelon
- de: Rotbauchfilander
- es: Pademelon de Tasmania
- fr: Pademelon à ventre rouge
- nl: Roodbuikpademelon

## Countries with the most observations

AU (4045)

## Summary

The Tasmanian pademelon, also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia. This pademelon has developed heavier and bushier fur than its northern relatives, which inhabit eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_pademelon

## Photo

![Roodbuikpademelon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-bellied-pademelon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dag Endresen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187360286

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-bellied-pademelon?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).