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Tenkile

Dendrolagus scottae Flannery & Seri, 1990

CRCritically Endangeredmarsupials

The tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 9.98 kg to 10.4 kg and live up to 20 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 tenkile

Weight
9.98 kg – 10.4 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
20 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
32 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.01src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1.05src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the tenkile 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 tenkile 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 tenkile?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae), also known as Scott's tree-kangaroo, is a species of tree-kangaroo in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to a very small area of the Torricelli Mountains of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and by hunting.

The tenkile is listed as endangered due to hunting and logging activities in Papua New Guinea. The tenkile is hunted for its meat, and has been a main protein source for the local tribespeople. The local human population has increased in recent years, increasing demand for tenkile meat. Additionally, tenkiles are poached for their fur and are captured and sold as a part of the illegal pet trade. Domesticated dogs also hunt tenkiles. Deforestation in Papua New Guinea affects all tree-kangaroos, and industrial logging that occurs in the Torricelli Mountain Range decreases the species' already restricted habitat. The Torricelli Mountain Range faces additional deforestation due to the timber industry, and the production of coffee, rice and wheat.

From the Wikipedia article “Tenkile” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tenkile&oldid=1381477043), 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 tenkile endangered?

The tenkile 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. What the categories mean.

How is the tenkile classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDiprotodontia
  5. familyMacropodidae
  6. genusDendrolagus
  7. SpeciesDendrolagus scottae Flannery & Seri, 1990
Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Scott's tree kangarooEnglish
  • Scott's tree-kangarooEnglish
  • Scott's tree-kangarooEnglish
  • Scott’s tree kangarooEnglish
  • Tenkile tree kangarooEnglish
  • Tenkile tree kangarooEnglish
  • تنكيلArabic
  • كنغر الشجر سكوتArabic
  • دندرولاقوس سکوتتاazb
  • klokan tmavýCzech
  • Scott-BaumkänguruGerman
  • Schwarzes BaumkänguruGerman
  • Canguro Arborícola de la Montañas BewanaSpanish
  • کانگوروی درختی اسکاتPersian
  • vuoripuukenguruFinnish
  • Canguro arboricolo di ScottItalian
  • スコットキノボリカンガル-Japanese
  • スコットキノボリカンガルーJapanese
  • 스코트나무타기캥거루Korean
  • drzewiak stokowyPolish
  • ٹنکائلWestern Panjabi
  • Папуасский древесный кенгуруRussian
  • Скотов кенгур пењачSerbian
  • 史氏樹袋鼠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the tenkile

Other species in the same genus Dendrolagus.

CompareTenkile vs Goodfellow's tree-kangarooTenkile vs Lumholtz's tree-kangarooTenkile vs Bennett's tree-kangarooTenkile vs Matschie's tree-kangaroo

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tenkile?

An adult tenkile weighs 9.98 kg – 10.4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the tenkile live?

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

Is the tenkile endangered?

The tenkile 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 tenkile live?

The tenkile has a recorded lifespan of 20 years.

How long is the tenkile pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 32 days.

What kind of animal is the tenkile?

The tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae) 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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BibTeX
@misc{tenkile_2026,
  title = {Tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tenkile},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}