Grizzled tree-kangaroo

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Grizzled tree-kangaroo[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Dendrolagus
Species:
D. inustus
Binomial name
Dendrolagus inustus
Grizzled tree-kangaroo range

The grizzled tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus) is a furry, long-tailed mammal native to tropical rainforests on the island of

indigenous to some of the offshore islands.[4]

Description

The grizzled tree-kangaroo grows to a length of about 75 to 90 cm (30 to 35 in) with males being considerably larger than females. It resembles a terrestrial kangaroo and its weight varies between about 8 and 15 kg (18 and 33 lb). The head is small, with a flat muzzle, the arms are powerful for climbing, the hind legs are long and the feet are large for an arboreal animal. The toes are armed with strong claws and the fourth toe is usually longer than the others. The otherwise bushy, cylindrical tail is often hairless at the base, and is used as a prop when climbing. Its colouring is between charcoal grey and chocolate brown with paler underparts. The ears are black and the toes and tail are dark.[5]

Distribution and habitat

The grizzled tree-kangaroo is native to tropical, foothill rainforests of northern and western New Guinea and some offshore island.

primary and secondary forests.[2]

Biology

The grizzled tree-kangaroo sometimes descends to the ground but spends most of its time in the

Schuurmansiella angustifolia, Gnetum, Tetracera, Elatostema and arums and the leaves and fruit of fig trees.[6] The reproduction of this tree kangaroo has been little studied but breeding seems to take place once a year with a single young remaining in the female's pouch for about nine months.[5] Females with young have been observed in March, June and December and a single set of twins has been recorded.[6]

Status

The

small-scale agriculture and to make way for plantations of oil palm. The animals living in the northern coastal mountain range are particularly threatened, but there is a community initiative there focusing on conservation of tree kangaroos. The animal appears in Appendix II of CITES.[2][5]

References

  1. OCLC 62265494
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  2. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6431A21957669.en
    . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-7301-0411-7
  5. ^ a b c d e Ho, Yan-Iuan (2004). "Dendrolagus inustus: grizzled tree kangaroo". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  6. ^ a b "Grizzled Tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus Müller, 1840". Papuan Mammals. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
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