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Black dorcopsis

Dorcopsis atrata Van Deusen, 1957

CRCritically Endangeredmarsupials

The black dorcopsis (Dorcopsis atrata) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 2.3 kg to 5.92 kg and live up to 8 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

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Quick facts about the black dorcopsis

Weight
2.3 kg – 5.92 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1.01src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
17 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the black dorcopsis live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The black dorcopsis is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the black dorcopsis?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black dorcopsis or black forest wallaby (Dorcopsis atrata) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Goodenough Island at the eastern end of New Guinea where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, its population is declining and the IUCN lists it as being "Critically endangered". It was discovered in 1953 during The Fourth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea.

From the Wikipedia article “Black dorcopsis” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_dorcopsis&oldid=1314363353), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black dorcopsis endangered?

The black dorcopsis is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the black dorcopsis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDiprotodontia
  5. familyMacropodidae
  6. genusDorcopsis
  7. SpeciesDorcopsis atrata Van Deusen, 1957
Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Black dorcopsis wallabyEnglish
  • Black dorcopsis wallabyEnglish
  • Black forest wallabyEnglish
  • Black forest-wallabyEnglish
  • Black forest-wallabyEnglish
  • ولب الغابة الأسودArabic
  • klokan černýCzech
  • Schwarzes BuschkänguruGerman
  • Goodenough-BuschkänguruGerman
  • Ualabí Forestal NegroSpanish
  • mustametsäkenguruFinnish
  • Dorcopsis noirFrench
  • クロドルコプシスJapanese
  • GoodenoughwallabieDutch
  • kangurowiec czarnyPolish
  • Чёрный кустарниковый кенгуруRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black dorcopsis

Other species in the same genus Dorcopsis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black dorcopsis?

An adult black dorcopsis weighs 2.3 kg – 5.92 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the black dorcopsis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the black dorcopsis for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the black dorcopsis endangered?

The black dorcopsis is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the black dorcopsis live?

The black dorcopsis has a recorded lifespan of 8 years.

What kind of animal is the black dorcopsis?

The black dorcopsis (Dorcopsis atrata) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_dorcopsis_2026,
  title = {Black dorcopsis (Dorcopsis atrata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-dorcopsis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}