Dendrolagus ursinus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DIPROTODONTIA	MACROPODIDAE

Scientific Name:

Dendrolagus ursinus

Species Authority:

(Temminck, 1836)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Vogelkop Tree Kangaroo, Black Tree-kangaroo, Vogelkop Tree-kangaroo, White-throated Tree Kangaroo
French	–	Dendrolague Noir
Spanish	–	Canguro Arborícola Negro

Synonym/s:

Dendrolagus leucogenys Matschie, 1916

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A2cd ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Leary, T., Seri, L., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Allison, A., James, R., Dickman, C., Aplin, K., Salas, L., Flannery, T. & Bonaccorso, F.

Evaluator/s:

Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because it is suspected to have undergone at least a 30% population reduction in the last three generations (i.e., 30 years) that has not ceased, due to hunting pressures and loss of habitat.

History:

1996	–	Data Deficient
1994	–	Vulnerable (IUCN)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the island of New Guinea where it is restricted to the Vogelkop Peninsula, and possibly the Fak Fak Peninsula, of Papua Province, Indonesia (Flannery 1995). The elevation today ranges between 1,000 and 2,500 m asl. There are historical records from sea level.
Countries:	Native: Indonesia
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is an uncommon species that is restricted primarily to the uninhabited parts of its range. It has lost a significant portion of its range (and hence population) in the last 60-70 years.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a montane tropical forest species, although it occurred historically in lowland forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is threatened by hunting by local people for food, and through loss of habitat by conversion of forest to cultivated land. Flannery (1995) indicates that it has been eliminated from the more densely populated parts of the Arfak Mountains.

Major Threat(s):

This species is threatened by hunting by local people for food, and through loss of habitat by conversion of forest to cultivated land. Flannery (1995) indicates that it has been eliminated from the more densely populated parts of the Arfak Mountains.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. It occurs in one protected area. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. It occurs in one protected area. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

Citation:	Leary, T., Seri, L., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Allison, A., James, R., Dickman, C., Aplin, K., Salas, L., Flannery, T. & Bonaccorso, F. 2008. Dendrolagus ursinus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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