Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei (goodfellowi)). From Wordnik.com. [Southeastern Papuan rain forests] Reference
The Huon tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) is found nowhere else on Earth and is considered endangered. From Wordnik.com. [Huon Peninsula montane rain forests] Reference
The highlands of the north coastal ranges also harbor Scott's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus scottae), reputed to be the largest and most threatened native forest mammal in PNG. From Wordnik.com. [Northern New Guinea montane rain forests] Reference
These include four species of ringtail possum (Petauridae), Australia's only two tree-kangaroo species Dendrolagus lumholtzi and D. bennettianus, and the musky rat-kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, which is the smallest and in many respects the most primitive of the macropods. From Wordnik.com. [Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia] Reference
Mammals also include a range of marsupials including at least four species of cuscus, several species of tree kangaroo Dendrolagus spp. and one species of Dasyuridae which is often referred to as the "Tiger cat" Dasyurus albopunctatus. 324 species of reptiles have been identified in the site. From Wordnik.com. [Lorentz National Park, Indonesia] Reference
The New Guinean plants, birds, and mammals found in Cape York Peninsula are all rainforest inhabitants, including Bennett’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) and the spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus). From Wordnik.com. [Cape York tropical savanna] Reference
Dendrolagus spadix. From Wordnik.com. [Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests] Reference
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