- Macleay's Dorcopsis
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Macleay's Dorcopsis[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Macropodidae Genus: Dorcopsulus Species: D. macleayi Binomial name Dorcopsulus macleayi
(Miklouho-Maclay, 1885)
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 Macropodidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 62. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ a b Aplin, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). Dorcopsulus macleayi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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