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Grizzled tree-kangaroo
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dendrolagus inustus, Grizzled tree kangaroo
species of mammal
Species
VulnerableMaximum longevity: 23.8 years (captivity)
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tree-kangaroo
- Image
- Dendrolagus inustus 1899.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Commons category
- Dendrolagus inustus
- taxon name
- Dendrolagus inustus
- taxon common name
- Yongi
- short name
- D. inustus
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Encyclopedic overview
The grizzled tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus) is a furry, long-tailed mammal native to tropical rainforests on the island of New Guinea (split between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Like most tree-kangaroos (genus Dendrolagus), it lives in trees and eats leaves, fruit, and bark. It is a member of the macropod family Macropodidae and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. The tree-kangaroo is uncommon and threatened by hunting and habitat loss. It is found in foothill forests of northern and western New Guinea and is indigenous to some of the offshore islands.
Description
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