The mountain pademelon (''Thylogale lanatus'') is one of seven species of the
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Thylogale
Pademelons are small, furry, hopping mammals in the genus ''Thylogale'', found in Australia and New Guinea. They are some of the smallest members of the macropod family (Macropodidae), which includes the similar-looking but larger kangaroos an ...
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[ It is found only in ]Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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Macropods
Marsupials of New Guinea
Mammals of Papua New Guinea
Endemic fauna of New Guinea
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
Mammals described in 1922
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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