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Matschie's Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus matschiei

Physical Characteristics

  • These small kangaroos have a red or mahogany-brown back with a bright yellow face, belly and feet. The long cylindrical tail is mostly yellow. The powerful forelimbs and hind limbs are of equal proportion.
  • Size of average adult
    • height: 20 - 32 inches (head and body)
    • weight: 15 - 17 pounds
  • Approximate life span is 14 years.

Diet

  • Wild: leaves, fruit, flowers and grass

Behavior

  • Prefer to walk instead of hop
  • Males are territorial
  • Agile in trees
  • Reproduction
    • gestation: 32 days
    • joey in pouch for 305 days

Environmental/Global

  • Habitat: mountainous tropical forest
  • Distribution: Ituon Peninsula of Australia and Umboi Island of New Guinea
  • Status: Vulnerable
    • hunting for meat
    • habitat destruction from logging, mining and oil exploration
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