What marsupial is a relative of the pademelon?

Answer 1

A pademelon is a small member of the kangaroo family. Therefore, any marsupial that is a member of the macropod family is a relative of the pademelon. The macropods form a very large family, with over 60 species in Australia.
The largest of the pademelon's relatives are very common, and include the following:

• The Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
• The Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
• The Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

Other macropod relatives of pademelons include:

• Wallabies, which include all the species within the groups of rock-wallaby, brush wallaby and swamp wallaby
• Quokkas, limited to far southwest Western Australia, but especially prolific on Rottnest Island
• Musky-rat kangaroo (the smallest of all kangaroos)
• Tree kangaroos, which live in trees, although they can easily jump to the ground from 6m up and escape along the ground if threatened. There are numerous species of tree-kangaroos. They have shorter hind legs and a long, non-prehensile tail which they use as a rudder for jumping between tree branches. They are the only type also found in New Guinea.
• Wallaroos and euros, which are between wallabies and kangaroos in size. They are characterised by a more thickset body, and are darker around the snout, and specially suited for leaping up and down mountainous terrain.

• Rat-kangaroos, which look like oversized rats around the face and ears. There are various species of these, such as the Musky rat-kangaroo and the Rufous rat-kangaroo. Rat kangaroos are different to the kangaroo-rats of North America, and not at all related.
• Potoroos, which are small and quite endangered. For example, Gilbert's Potoroo is the most threatened marsupial species in Australia.
• Bettongs which, like the potoroo, are sometimes included in with the rat-kangaroos. They are quite small, usually weighing only a couple of kilograms when mature.