Tree-kangaroo
| Tree-kangaroo Temporal range:
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| Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Macropodinae |
| Genus: | Dendrolagus S. Müller, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Dendrolagus ursinus S. Müller, 1840
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| Species | |
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About 14; see text | |
Tree-kangaroos are marsupials of the genus Dendrolagus, adapted for arboreal locomotion. They inhabit the tropical rainforests of New Guinea and far northeastern Queensland, Australia along with some of the islands in the region. Most species of tree-kangaroo are considered threatened due to hunting and habitat destruction. They are the only true arboreal macropods.