| Black dorcopsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Dorcopsis |
| Species: | D. atrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dorcopsis atrata Van Deusen, 1957[2]
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| Black dorcopsis range | |
The black dorcopsis or black forest wallaby (Dorcopsis atrata) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Goodenough Island at the eastern end of New Guinea where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, its population is declining and the IUCN lists it as being "Critically endangered".
- ^ a b Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L.; Allison, A.; James, R. (2016). "Dorcopsis atrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6794A21952571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6794A21952571.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.