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Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
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species of mammal
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Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo, also referred to as the ornate tree-kangaroo, is a species of tree-kangaroo. Its scientific name is *Dendrolagus goodfellowi*, and the animal is named after Walter Goodfellow. This mammal belongs to the class Mammalia. The longest observed lifespan for this species is 23.6 years.
The IUCN Red List classified the species as Endangered in 2016. On the iNaturalist platform, there are 91 recorded observations of the Goodfellow's tree kangaroo.
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Species
EndangeredGoodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
species
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tree-kangaroo
- Named after
- Walter Goodfellow
- Image
- Tree kangaroo2.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- taxon name
- Dendrolagus goodfellowi
- Commons category
- Dendrolagus goodfellowi
- Commons gallery
- Dendrolagus goodfellowi
- taxon common name
- Goodfellowov drevesni kenguru
- longest observed lifespan
- 23.6
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Encyclopedic overview
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi), also called the ornate tree-kangaroo, is an endangered, long-tailed mammal native to rainforests of New Guinea. Like most tree-kangaroos (genus Dendrolagus), it lives in the treetops and feeds on leaves or other plant matter. It belongs to the macropod family (Macropodidae) along with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. Its main threats are habitat loss and hunting. There are two subspecies: D. g. goodfellowi and D. g. buergersi (known as Buergers' tree-kangaroo).
Name and taxonomy
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