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Dusky Pademelon
Thylogale brunii
Plzen Zoo, Plzen, Czech Republic
Vulnerable
The south-eastern population, close to Port Moresby, probably has been extirpated. It is currently abundant on the Aru Islands, but this subpopulation is very susceptible to hunting due to an increasing human population. The southern New Guinea subpopulation, in the Trans-Fly plain area, is thought to be fairly common, largely because of low human population density and political instability. Read More
This species is threatened by local hunting (with dogs) for food. Hunting is the cause of the extirpation of this species from the south-eastern, Port Moresby, part of its range. Read More
Leary, T., Seri, L., Flannery, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Allison, A. & James, R. 2016. Thylogale brunii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T21870A21958826. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21870A21958826.en