Ursine tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus ursinus (Temminck, 1836)
The ursine tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 8 kg to 13.3 kg and live up to 20.1 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the ursine tree-kangaroo
- Weight
- 8 kg – 13.3 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 20.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 20.5 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 ursine 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 ursine 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 ursine tree-kangaroo?
The ursine tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) is a long-tailed, furry, bear-like mammal found only in tropical forests on the island of New Guinea (in Indonesia). Slightly larger than a cat, it lives alone in trees and is active at night to feed on leaves and fruit. It belongs to the macropod family (Macropodidae) with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. It has a small range in northwestern New Guinea and is threatened by habitat loss and hunting. Other common names for this species include the black tree-kangaroo, the Vogelkop tree-kangaroo and the white-throated tree-kangaroo.
From the Wikipedia article “Ursine tree-kangaroo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ursine_tree-kangaroo&oldid=1353392257), 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 ursine tree-kangaroo endangered?
The ursine tree-kangaroo 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. What the categories mean.
How is the ursine tree-kangaroo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyMacropodidae
- genusDendrolagus
- SpeciesDendrolagus ursinus (Temminck, 1836)
Synonyms Dendrolagus leucogenys, Hypsiprymnus ursinus, Hypsiprymnus wursinus
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- Black tree kangarooEnglish
- Black tree-kangarooEnglish
- Black tree-kangarooEnglish
- Ursine tree kangarooEnglish
- Ursine tree kangarooEnglish
- Vogelkop tree kangarooEnglish
- Vogelkop tree kangarooEnglish
- Vogelkop tree-kangarooEnglish
- Vogelkop tree-kangarooEnglish
- White-throated tree kangarooEnglish
- White-throated tree kangarooEnglish
- كنغر الشجر الأسودArabic
- كنغر الشجر فوغلكوبArabic
- klokan medvědíCzech
- Bären-BaumkänguruGerman
- Canguro ArborSpanish
- Canguro Arborícola NegroSpanish
- tummapuukenguruFinnish
- Dendrolague NoirFrench
- Medve kúszókenguruHungarian
- Kanguru pohon nemenaIndonesian
- Kangguru-Pohon NemenaIndonesian
- Canguro arboricolo orsinoItalian
- クロキノボリカンガルーJapanese
- SvarttrekenguruNorwegian Bokmål
- Bruine BoomkangoeroeDutch
- Zwarte BoomkangoeroeDutch
- drzewiak niedźwiedziPolish
- Canguru-ArborícolaPortuguese
- Медвежий кенгуруRussian
Relatives of the ursine tree-kangaroo
Other species in the same genus Dendrolagus.
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus goodfellowi
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus lumholtzi
Bennett's tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus bennettianus
Matschie's tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus matschiei
Grizzled tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus inustus
Dingiso
Dendrolagus mbaiso
CompareUrsine tree-kangaroo vs Goodfellow's tree-kangarooUrsine tree-kangaroo vs Lumholtz's tree-kangarooUrsine tree-kangaroo vs Bennett's tree-kangarooUrsine tree-kangaroo vs Matschie's tree-kangaroo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ursine tree-kangaroo?
An adult ursine tree-kangaroo weighs 8 kg – 13.3 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the ursine tree-kangaroo live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the ursine tree-kangaroo for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the ursine tree-kangaroo endangered?
The ursine 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 ursine tree-kangaroo live?
The ursine tree-kangaroo has a recorded lifespan of 20.1 years.
What kind of animal is the ursine tree-kangaroo?
The ursine tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) 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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