Doria's tree-kangaroo

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Doria's tree-kangaroo^[1]

Dendrolagus dorianus from New Guinea. Stuffed specimen.
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Macropodidae
Genus:	Dendrolagus
Species:	D. dorianus
Binomial name
*Dendrolagus dorianus* Ramsay, 1883

Doria's tree-kangaroo range

Doria's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus dorianus) is a long-tailed, furry, bear-like mammal found only in tropical mountain forests on the island of New Guinea (in Papua New Guinea). It is one of the largest tree-kangaroos (genus Dendrolagus), living alone in trees and active at night to feed on leaves or fruit. It belongs to the macropod family (Macropodidae) with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. Threats include hunting and habitat loss.

Distribution

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This marsupial is found in montane forests of southeastern New Guinea island, at elevations between 600 and 3,650 metres (2,000 and 12,000 ft).^[3] The species was named in 1883 by Edward Pierson Ramsay in honour of Italian zoologist Giacomo Doria.^[4]

Description

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Doria's tree-kangaroo is one of the largest tree-kangaroo species, and, on average, weighs between 6.5 and 14.5 kilograms (14 and 32 lb), its length is 51 to 78 centimetres (20.1 to 30.7 in), with a long 44 to 66 centimetres (17.3 to 26.0 in) tail. It has long dense brown fur with black ears and a pale brown or cream nonprehensile tail.^[5] It has large and powerful claws and a stocky build that gives it a bear-like appearance.^[4]

It is mostly solitary and nocturnal.

Its diet consists of various leaves, buds, flowers and fruits. The gestation period is about 30 days, after which, the single young remains in the mother's pouch for up to 10 months.^[5]

Conservation

Doria's tree-kangaroo is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species. Its forest habitat is threatened by logging and forest clearance. Being large sized, it is also hunted for its meat.^[5]

References

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^ 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. 59. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
^ Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Flannery, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R. (2016). "Dendrolagus dorianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6427A21957392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6427A21957392.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Doria's Tree Kangaroo". Tenkile Conservation Alliance. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
^ ^a ^b "Doria's Tree-kangaroo". PapuaWeb. Archived from the original on 2006-09-11. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c Burnie, David; Wilson, Don E., eds. (2005-09-19). Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife (1st paperback ed.). Dorling Kindersley. p. 101. ISBN 0-7566-1634-4.

Extant Diprotodontia species

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Marsupialia

Suborder Vombatiformes

Phascolarctidae

Phascolarctos	Koala (P. cinereus)

Vombatidae
(wombats)

Vombatus	Common wombat (V. ursinus)
Lasiorhinus	Southern hairy-nosed wombat (L. latifrons) Northern hairy-nosed wombat (L. krefftii)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (possums)

Phalangeridae
(including cuscuses)

Ailurops (bear cuscuses)	Talaud bear cuscus (A. melanotis) Sulawesi bear cuscus (A. ursinus)
Phalanger	Gebe cuscus (P. alexandrae) Mountain cuscus (P. carmelitae) Ground cuscus (P. gymnotis) Eastern common cuscus (P. intercastellanus) Woodlark cuscus (P. lullulae) Blue-eyed cuscus (P. matabiru) Telefomin cuscus (P. matanim) Southern common cuscus (P. mimicus) Northern common cuscus (P. orientalis) Ornate cuscus (P. ornatus) Rothschild's cuscus (P. rothschildi) Silky cuscus (P. sericeus) Stein's cuscus (P. vestitus)
Spilocuscus	Admiralty Island cuscus (S. kraemeri) Common spotted cuscus (S. maculatus) Waigeou cuscus (S. papuensis) Black-spotted cuscus (S. rufoniger) Blue-eyed spotted cuscus (S. wilsoni)
Strigocuscus	Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (S. celebensis) Banggai cuscus (S. pelegensis)
Trichosurus (brushtail possums)	Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis) Short-eared possum (T. caninus) Mountain brushtail possum (T. cunninghami) Coppery brushtail possum (T. johnstonii) Common brushtail possum (T. vulpecula)
Wyulda	Scaly-tailed possum (W. squamicaudata)

Burramyidae
(pygmy possums)

Burramys	Mountain pygmy possum (B. parvus)
Cercartetus	Long-tailed pygmy possum (C. caudatus) Western pygmy possum (C. concinnus) Tasmanian pygmy possum (C. lepidus) Eastern pygmy possum (C. nanus)

Tarsipedidae

Tarsipes	Honey possum (T. rostratus)

Petauridae

Dactylopsila	Great-tailed triok (D. megalura) Long-fingered triok (D. palpator) Tate's triok (D. tatei) Striped possum (D. trivirgata)
Gymnobelideus	Leadbeater's possum (G. leadbeateri)
Petaurus	Northern glider (P. abidi) Yellow-bellied glider (P. australis) Biak glider (P. biacensis) Sugar glider (P. breviceps) Mahogany glider (P. gracilis) Squirrel glider (P. norfolcensis)

Pseudocheiridae

Hemibelideus	Lemur-like ringtail possum (H. lemuroides)
Petauroides (greater gliders)	Central greater glider (P. armillatus) Northern greater glider (P. minor) Southern greater glider (P. volans)
Petropseudes	Rock-haunting ringtail possum (P. dahli)
Pseudocheirus	Common ringtail possum (P. peregrinus)
Pseudochirulus	Lowland ringtail possum (P. canescens) Weyland ringtail possum (P. caroli) Cinereus ringtail possum (P. cinereus) Painted ringtail possum (P. forbesi) Herbert River ringtail possum (P. herbertensis) Masked ringtail possum (P. larvatus) Pygmy ringtail possum (P. mayeri) Vogelkop ringtail possum (P. schlegeli)
Pseudochirops	D'Albertis's ringtail possum (P. albertisii) Green ringtail possum (P. archeri) Plush-coated ringtail possum (P. corinnae) Reclusive ringtail possum (P. coronatus) Coppery ringtail possum (P. cupreus)

Acrobatidae

Acrobates	Feathertail glider (A. pygmaeus)
Distoechurus	Feather-tailed possum (D. pennatus)

Suborder Macropodiformes

Macropodidae
(includes wallabies)

Lagostrophus	Banded hare-wallaby (L. fasciatus)
Dendrolagus (tree-kangaroos)	Bennett's tree-kangaroo (D. bennettianus) Doria's tree-kangaroo (D. dorianus) Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (D. goodfellowi) Grizzled tree-kangaroo (D. inustus) Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (D. lumholtzi) Matschie's tree-kangaroo (D. matschiei) Dingiso (D. mbaiso) Ifola (D. notatus) Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo (D. pulcherrimus) Lowlands tree-kangaroo (D. spadix) Tenkile (D. scottae) Seri's tree-kangaroo (D. stellarum) Ursine tree-kangaroo (D. ursinus)
Dorcopsis	Black dorcopsis (D. atrata) White-striped dorcopsis (D. hageni) Gray dorcopsis (D. luctuosa) Brown dorcopsis (D. muelleri)
Dorcopsulus	Macleay's dorcopsis (D. macleayi) Small dorcopsis (D. vanheurni)
Lagorchestes (hare-wallabies)	Spectacled hare-wallaby (L. conspicillatus) Rufous hare-wallaby (L. hirsutus)
Macropus	Western grey kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) Eastern grey kangaroo (M. giganteus)
Notamacropus	Agile wallaby (N. agilis) Black-striped wallaby (N. dorsalis) Tammar wallaby (N. eugenii) Western brush wallaby (N. irma) Parma wallaby (N. parma) Whiptail wallaby (N. parryi) Red-necked wallaby (N. rufogriseus)
Onychogalea (nail-tail wallabies)	Bridled nail-tail wallaby (O. fraenata) Northern nail-tail wallaby (O. unguifera)
Osphranter	Antilopine kangaroo (O. antilopinus) Black wallaroo (O. bernardus) Common wallaroo (O. robustus) Red kangaroo (O. rufus)
Petrogale (rock-wallabies)	P. brachyotis species group: Short-eared rock-wallaby (P. brachyotis) Monjon (P. burbidgei) Nabarlek (P. concinna) Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (P. wilkinsi) P. xanthopus species group: Proserpine rock-wallaby (P. persephone) Rothschild's rock-wallaby (P. rothschildi) Yellow-footed rock-wallaby (P. xanthopus) P. lateralis/penicillata species group: Allied rock-wallaby (P. assimilis) Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis) Godman's rock-wallaby (P. godmani) Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti) Unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata) Black-flanked rock-wallaby (P. lateralis) Mareeba rock-wallaby (P. mareeba) Brush-tailed rock-wallaby (P. penicillata) Purple-necked rock-wallaby (P. purpureicollis) Mount Claro rock-wallaby (P. sharmani)
Setonix	Quokka (S. brachyurus)
Thylogale (pademelons)	Tasmanian pademelon (T. billardierii) Brown's pademelon (T. browni) Dusky pademelon (T. brunii) Calaby's pademelon (T. calabyi) Mountain pademelon (T. lanatus) Red-legged pademelon (T. stigmatica) Red-necked pademelon (T. thetis)
Wallabia	Swamp wallaby (W. bicolor)

Potoroidae

Aepyprymnus	Rufous rat-kangaroo (A. rufescens)
Bettongia (bettongs)	Eastern bettong (B. gaimardi) Boodie (B. lesueur) Woylie (B. penicillata) Northern bettong (B. tropica)
Potorous (potoroos)	Long-footed potoroo (P. longipes) Long-nosed potoroo (P. tridactylus) Gilbert's potoroo (P. gilbertii)

Hypsiprymnodontidae

Hypsiprymnodon	Musky rat-kangaroo (H. moschatus)

Taxon identifiers
Dendrolagus dorianus	Wikidata: Q183489 Wikispecies: Dendrolagus dorianus ADW: Dendrolagus_dorianus ARKive: dendrolagus-dorianus BOLD: 914763 CoL: 34QBQ EoL: 325812 GBIF: 2440213 iNaturalist: 42897 IRMNG: 10210626 ITIS: 552708 IUCN: 6427 MDD: 1000253 MSW: 11000202 NCBI: 65608 Open Tree of Life: 619969 Paleobiology Database: 231655 Species+: 11120 uBio: 107575

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