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Calaby's pademelon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Diprotodontia

Genus
  
Thylogale

Higher classification
  
Pademelon

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Macropodidae

Scientific name
  
Thylogale calabyi

Rank
  
Species

Calaby's pademelon httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Black dorcopsis, Brown's pademelon, Macleay's dorcopsis, Cape York rock‑wallaby, Mount Claro rock‑wallaby

Calaby's pademelon (Thylogale calabyi), also known as the alpine wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Calaby's pademelon Wikipedia