Small dorcopsis
Dorcopsulus vanheurni (Thomas, 1922)
The small dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 1.79 kg to 1.89 kg. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the small dorcopsis
- Weight
- 1.79 kg – 1.89 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.18src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the small 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 small 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 small dorcopsis?
The small dorcopsis or lesser forest wallaby (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the mountainous interior of West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is less common than it used to be and the IUCN has assessed it as being "near threatened".
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Is the small dorcopsis endangered?
The small dorcopsis is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species.
How is the small dorcopsis classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyMacropodidae
- genusDorcopsulus
- SpeciesDorcopsulus vanheurni (Thomas, 1922)
Synonyms Dorcopsis vanheurni
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Lesser forest wallabyEnglish
- Lesser forest wallabyEnglish
- Small DorcopsulusEnglish
- Small DorcopsulusEnglish
- Small forest wallabyEnglish
- ولب الغابات الصغيرArabic
- klokan lysoocasýCzech
- Berg-BuschkänguruGerman
- Kleines BuschkänguruGerman
- Ualabí Forestal MenorSpanish
- vuorimetsäkenguruFinnish
- Petit dorcopsisFrench
- ヤマドルコプシスJapanese
- kangurnik górskiPolish
- Горный кустарниковый кенгуруRussian
Relatives of the small dorcopsis
Other species in the same genus Dorcopsulus.
Macleay's dorcopsis
Dorcopsulus macleayi
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the small dorcopsis?
An adult small dorcopsis weighs 1.79 kg – 1.89 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the small dorcopsis live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the small dorcopsis for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the small dorcopsis endangered?
The small dorcopsis is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the small dorcopsis?
The small dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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