Gray dorcopsis
Dorcopsis luctuosa (D'Albertis, 1874)
The gray dorcopsis (Dorcopsis luctuosa) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 4.26 kg to 6.35 kg and live up to 13.9 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the gray dorcopsis
- Weight
- 4.26 kg – 6.35 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 13.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 13.9 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.01src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 15.8 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.52src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the gray 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 gray dorcopsis is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the gray dorcopsis?
The gray dorcopsis or gray forest wallaby (Dorcopsis luctuosa) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea.
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Is the gray dorcopsis endangered?
The gray dorcopsis is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the gray dorcopsis classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyMacropodidae
- genusDorcopsis
- SpeciesDorcopsis luctuosa (D'Albertis, 1874)
Synonyms Halmaturus luctuosus
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Gray forest wallabyEnglish
- Grey dorcopsisEnglish
- Grey dorcopsisEnglish
- Grey dorcopsisEnglish
- Grey forest wallabyEnglish
- دوركوبسيس الرماديArabic
- ولب الغابة الرماديArabic
- klokan žlutoskvrnnýCzech
- Graues BuschkänguruGerman
- Ualabí Forestal GrisSpanish
- harmaametsäkenguruFinnish
- Dorcopsis grisFrench
- ハイイロドルコプシスJapanese
- kangurowiec szaryPolish
- Ualabi-silvestre-cinzentoPortuguese
Relatives of the gray dorcopsis
Other species in the same genus Dorcopsis.
White-striped dorcopsis
Dorcopsis hageni
Black dorcopsis
Dorcopsis atrata
Brown dorcopsis
Dorcopsis muelleri
CompareGray dorcopsis vs White-striped dorcopsisGray dorcopsis vs Black dorcopsisGray dorcopsis vs Brown dorcopsisGray dorcopsis vs Dorcopsis wintercookorum
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gray dorcopsis?
An adult gray dorcopsis weighs 4.26 kg – 6.35 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the gray dorcopsis live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the gray dorcopsis for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the gray dorcopsis endangered?
The gray dorcopsis is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the gray dorcopsis live?
The gray dorcopsis has a recorded lifespan of 13.9 years.
What kind of animal is the gray dorcopsis?
The gray dorcopsis (Dorcopsis luctuosa) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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