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Dendrolagus ursinus (Temminck, 1836)

Vogelkop Tree Kangaroo

Authority citation: Temminck, C.J. 1836-02-01. Coup-d'oeil sur la faune des îles de la Sonde et de l'Empire du Japon. Discours préliminaire destiné à servir d'introduction à la Faune du Japon. Musée des Pays-Bas, Leiden, 30 pp.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51389734

Original name as described: Hypsiprymnus ursinus

Nominal names: ursinus (Macklot, 1830) [nomen nudum] | ursinus (Temminck, 1836) | leucogenys Matschie, 1916 | arfakensis Hoser, 2019 [rejected by fiat]

Other common names: Black Tree Kangaroo|Ursine Tree Kangaroo|White-throated Tree Kangaroo


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Marsupialia -- Order: Diprotodontia -- Family: Macropodidae -- Subfamily: Macropodinae -- Tribe: Dendrolagini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: RMNH.MAM.13507.a, RMNH.MAM.13507.b

Type locality: Mount Lamantsjieri, near Triton Bay, Lobo District, Fakfak Division, West Papua, Indonesia.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Indonesia (IDN)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Vulnerable


Species-specific notes: includes the recently described subspecies arfakensis as a synonym, which was named by R. T. Hoser, who's names are currently under scrutiny and should be tested by further studies before use
Citation: Hoser, R. T. (2019). A new species of Tree Kangaroo, Genus Dendrolagus Müller, 1840 from Tembagapura, Mimika, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 10(40), 50-55.


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