Macleay's dorcopsis
| Macleay's dorcopsis[1] | |
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| 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) | |
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| 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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
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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. 62. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Aplin, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). Dorcopsulus macleayi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
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