Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas, 1908
The goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 7.4 kg to 8.03 kg and live up to 23.5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
- Weight
- 7.4 kg – 8.03 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 23.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 26.9 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Gestation
- 37.9 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 2 years – 2.46 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.03src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo 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 goodfellow's tree-kangaroo is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo?
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi), also called the ornate tree-kangaroo, is an endangered, long-tailed mammal native to rainforests of New Guinea. Like most tree-kangaroos (genus Dendrolagus), it lives in the treetops and feeds on leaves or other plant matter. It belongs to the macropod family (Macropodidae) along with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. Its main threats are habitat loss and hunting. There are two subspecies: D. g. goodfellowi and D. g. buergersi (known as Buergers' tree-kangaroo).
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Is the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo endangered?
The goodfellow's tree-kangaroo is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyMacropodidae
- genusDendrolagus
- SpeciesDendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas, 1908
Synonyms Dendrolagus shawmayeri
Other names and names in other languages (25)
- Goodfellow s tree-kangarooEnglish
- Goodfellow's tree kangarooEnglish
- Goodfellow's tree kangarooEnglish
- Goodfellow’s tree kangarooEnglish
- Goodfellow’s tree kangarooEnglish
- Ornate tree kangarooEnglish
- Ornate tree-kangarooEnglish
- Ornate tree-kangarooEnglish
- كنغر الشجر المزخرفArabic
- كنغر الشجر كودفالوArabic
- klokan GoodfellowůvCzech
- Goodfellow-BaumkänguruGerman
- Canguro Arborícola de PapúaSpanish
- Canguro arborícola de GoodfellowSpanish
- okrapuukenguruFinnish
- Dendrolague de GoodfellowFrench
- Canguro arboricolo ornatoItalian
- Canguro arboricolo di GoodfellowItalian
- セスジキノボリカンガルーJapanese
- GoodfellowtrekenguruNorwegian Bokmål
- GoodfellowboomkangoeroeDutch
- drzewiak dwupręgiPolish
- Drzewiak GoodfellowaPolish
- Canguru-Arborícola-ornadoPortuguese
- Кенгуру ГудфеллоуRussian
Relatives of the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
Other species in the same genus Dendrolagus.
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus lumholtzi
Bennett's tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus bennettianus
Matschie's tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus matschiei
Ursine tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus ursinus
Grizzled tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus inustus
Dingiso
Dendrolagus mbaiso
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo?
An adult goodfellow's tree-kangaroo weighs 7.4 kg – 8.03 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo endangered?
The goodfellow's tree-kangaroo is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo live?
The goodfellow's tree-kangaroo has a recorded lifespan of 23.5 years.
How long is the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 37.9 days.
What kind of animal is the goodfellow's tree-kangaroo?
The goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.
Sources and how to cite this page
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