Macleay's dorcopsis

Macleay's dorcopsis[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Dorcopsulus
Species:
D. macleayi
Binomial name
Dorcopsulus macleayi
Macleay's dorcopsis range

Macleay's dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus macleayi), also known as the Papuan dorcopsis or the Papuan forest wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. Being little threatened by habitat destruction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern".

  1. ^ 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. 62. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L. (2016). "Dorcopsulus macleayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6801A21952872. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6801A21952872.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.