The red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) is a forest-dwelling marsupial living in the eastern coastal region of Australia between extreme south-east Queensland and central eastern New South Wales.

[2] A small species of macropod, it has a head and body length of 29–62 cm, a tail length of 27–51 cm and mean weight of 3.8 kg for females and 7.0 kg for males.

[3] Mainly crepuscular, the red-necked pademelon is very shy and generally inhabits temperate forests near grassland, hiding in the forests by day and emerging into the grasslands to graze in the dusk.

[4] The red-necked pademelon is brown-grey with a cream underbelly and a red-tinted neck and shoulders.

Predators include the dingo and the red fox, however habitat destruction, particularly through land clearance, is currently the largest threat to the species.