Dendrolagus spadix

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 spadix

Species Authority:

Troughton & Le Souef, 1936

Common Name/s:

English

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Lowlands Tree Kangaroo, Lowland Tree Kangaroo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern 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 Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category. Logging and hunting may become major threats in the future.

History:

1996	–	Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Vulnerable (IUCN)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to the Papuan Plateau lowlands on the island of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea only), where Flannery (1995) reports that it has been recorded from between the upper Awarra and Strickland Rivers, Bamu, the Mount Sisa area and the Wabo area, southern Chimbu Province. The altitudinal range is incompletely known, but it appears to be found between sea level and 800 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Papua New Guinea
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	In relation to other tree kangaroo species, it is considered to be locally abundant in places.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in lowland tropical forests where it is associated with karst habitats. Little more is known about the natural history of this species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is hunted for food locally, however, this is not considered a major threat to this species as there is a low human population density in the area, which is largely related to the region's inhospitable limestone topography. Deforestation due to logging is a threat in places (three quarters of the range is now a logging concession, but the dry karst country is largely inaccessible). There are ongoing proposals to put in oil palm plantations. There is also drilling for oil in one place.

Major Threat(s):

It is hunted for food locally, however, this is not considered a major threat to this species as there is a low human population density in the area, which is largely related to the region's inhospitable limestone topography. Deforestation due to logging is a threat in places (three quarters of the range is now a logging concession, but the dry karst country is largely inaccessible). There are ongoing proposals to put in oil palm plantations. There is also drilling for oil in one place.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is found in a management area. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

This species is found in a management 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 spadix. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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