The grizzled tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. It is found in foothill forest in northern and western New Guinea.[3] It is also known from the island of Yapen, while its occurrence on Salawati and Waigeo is uncertain.[4]
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| Grizzled tree-kangaroo[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Dendrolagus |
| Species: | D. inustus |
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| Dendrolagus inustus Müller, 1840 |
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The grizzled tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. It is found in foothill forest in northern and western New Guinea.[3] It is also known from the island of Yapen, while its occurrence on Salawati and Waigeo is uncertain.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 60. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ 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. (2008). Dendrolagus inustus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as vulnerable
- ^ Flannery, T. 1995. Mammals of New Guinea. Reed Books. ISBN 0-7301-0411-7
- ^ Flannery, T. 1995. Mammals of the south-west Pacific & Moluccan Islands. Reed Books. ISBN 0-7301-0417-6
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