Ursine tree-kangaroo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ursine tree-kangaroo lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dendrolagus ursinus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the ursine tree-kangaroo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ursine tree-kangaroo in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

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 ursine tree-kangaroo endangered?

The ursine tree-kangaroo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ursine tree-kangaroo?

The ursine tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Dendrolagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ursine tree-kangaroo

The ursine tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) is a long-tailed, furry, bear-like mammal found only in tropical forests on the island of New Guinea (in Indonesia). Slightly larger than a cat, it lives alone in trees and is active at night to feed on leaves and fruit. It belongs to the macropod family (Macropodidae) with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. It has a small range in northwestern New Guinea and is threatened by habitat loss and hunting. Other common names for this species include the black tree-kangaroo, the Vogelkop tree-kangaroo and the white-throated tree-kangaroo.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ursine tree-kangaroo (revision 1353392257), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209139 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).