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Lowlands tree-kangaroo

Dendrolagus spadix Troughton & Le Souef, 1936

VUVulnerablemarsupials

The lowlands tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus spadix) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 7.4 kg to 9.1 kg and live up to 23.5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the lowlands tree-kangaroo

Weight
7.4 kg – 9.1 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
Not recorded
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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the lowlands 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 lowlands tree-kangaroo 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

Why a country list is not a range map

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

What is the lowlands tree-kangaroo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lowlands tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus spadix), also spelt "lowland," is a long-tailed, furry, bear-like mammal found only in lowland tropical rainforests on the island of New Guinea (in Papua New Guinea). It is a species of tree-kangaroo (genus Dendrolagus), which are tree-dwelling animals that feed on leaves or other plant matter. Tree-kangaroos are in the macropod family (Macropodidae) with kangaroos, and like other marsupials they carry their young in a pouch. The lowlands tree-kangaroo is threatened by habitat loss.

The species is endemic to the Southern New Guinea lowland rainforests ecoregion in the southwestern part of New Guinea, within the nation of Papua New Guinea.

From the Wikipedia article “Lowlands tree-kangaroo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lowlands_tree-kangaroo&oldid=1314576668), 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 lowlands tree-kangaroo endangered?

The lowlands tree-kangaroo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the lowlands tree-kangaroo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDiprotodontia
  5. familyMacropodidae
  6. genusDendrolagus
  7. SpeciesDendrolagus spadix Troughton & Le Souef, 1936
Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Lowland tree kangarooEnglish
  • Lowland tree kangarooEnglish
  • Lowlands tree kangarooEnglish
  • Lowlands tree kangarooEnglish
  • كنغر الشجر السهليArabic
  • klokan nížinnýCzech
  • Tiefland-BaumkänguruGerman
  • Canguro Arborícola de LlanuraSpanish
  • alankopuukenguruFinnish
  • Dendrolague des plainesFrench
  • Alföldi kúszókenguruHungarian
  • Canguro arboricolo di pianuraItalian
  • クリイロキノボリカンガルーJapanese
  • drzewiak nizinnyPolish
  • Canguru-Arborícola-da-PlaníciePortuguese
  • Равнинный древесный кенгуруRussian

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Relatives of the lowlands tree-kangaroo

Other species in the same genus Dendrolagus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lowlands tree-kangaroo?

An adult lowlands tree-kangaroo weighs 7.4 kg – 9.1 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the lowlands tree-kangaroo live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the lowlands tree-kangaroo for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the lowlands tree-kangaroo endangered?

The lowlands tree-kangaroo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the lowlands tree-kangaroo live?

The lowlands tree-kangaroo has a recorded lifespan of 23.5 years.

How long is the lowlands tree-kangaroo pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 37.9 days.

What kind of animal is the lowlands tree-kangaroo?

The lowlands tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus spadix) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.

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BibTeX
@misc{lowlands_tree_kangaroo_2026,
  title = {Lowlands tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus spadix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lowlands-tree-kangaroo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}