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Wondiwoi Tree-kangaroo

Dendrolagus mayri

Classification

The Wondiwoi tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus mayri) is a critically endangered, bear-like mammal native to tropical mountain forests on the island of New Guinea in Western Papua. Elusive and rare, it was considered extinct until rediscovery in 2018. It is a species of tree-kangaroo (genus Dendrolagus), a group of long-tailed, bear-like animals native to Australia and New Guinea that mostly live in trees and feed on plant matter.

Distribution

(c) Rothschild and Dollman, 1933, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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