Small dorcopsis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the small dorcopsis lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dorcopsulus vanheurni
Group	Marsupials
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the small dorcopsis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small dorcopsis in 2 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the small dorcopsis endangered?

The small dorcopsis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the small dorcopsis?

The small dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Dorcopsulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small dorcopsis

The small dorcopsis or lesser forest wallaby (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the mountainous interior of West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is less common than it used to be and the IUCN has assessed it as being "near threatened".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small dorcopsis (revision 1345868830), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209624 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).