Ursine tree-kangaroo
Ursine tree-kangaroo[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Genus: | Dendrolagus |
Species: | D. ursinus |
Binomial name | |
Dendrolagus ursinus (Temminck, 1836) | |
Ursine tree-kangaroo range |
The ursine tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to the Vogelkop and possibly the Fak-fak peninsulas, West Papua, Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; et al. (2008). "Dendrolagus ursinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
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