Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo

Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Dendrolagus
Species:
D. goodfellowi
Binomial name
Dendrolagus goodfellowi
Thomas, 1908[3]
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo range

Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi), also called the ornate tree-kangaroo, is an endangered, long-tailed mammal native to rainforests of New Guinea. Like most tree-kangaroos (genus Dendrolagus), it lives in the treetops and feeds on leaves or other plant matter. It belongs to the macropod family (Macropodidae) along with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. Its main threats are habitat loss and hunting.[4] There are two subspecies: D. g. goodfellowi and D. g. buergersi (known as Buergers' tree-kangaroo).

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  2. ^ Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; Aplin, K.; Flannery, T.; Martin, R.; Salas, L. (2016). "Dendrolagus goodfellowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6429A21957524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6429A21957524.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Thomas, Oldfield (1908). "A new Tree-Kangaroo from British New Guinea". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Ser. 8. 2 (11): 452–453. doi:10.1080/00222930808692512.
  4. ^ Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (2006). Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo - captive breeding program. Retrieved August 3, 2006.