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How old does a Red-necked pademelon get? (age expectancy)

What is the maximal age a Red-necked pademelon reaches?

An adult Red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) usually gets as old as 9 years.

When born, they weight 119 grams (0.26 lbs) and measure 36.8 cm (1′ 3″). As a member of the Macropodidae family (genus: Thylogale), their offspring is 1 babies per pregnancy. Fully grown, they reach a bodylength of 15.2 cm (0′ 6″).

As a reference: Usually, humans get as old as 100 years, with the average being around 75 years. After being carried in the belly of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks), they grow to an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) and weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual.

A Red-necked pademelon gets as old as 9 years

The red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) is a forest-dwelling marsupial living in the eastern coastal region of Australia.

Animals of the same family as a Red-necked pademelon

Not really brothers and sisters, but from the same biological family (Macropodidae):

Animals that reach the same age as Red-necked pademelon

With an average age of 9 years, Red-necked pademelon are in good companionship of the following animals:

Animals with the same number of babies Red-necked pademelon

The same number of babies at once (1) are born by:

Weighting as much as Red-necked pademelon

A fully grown Red-necked pademelon reaches around 5.4 kg (11.9 lbs). So do these animals: