Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus lumholtzi
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 503
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) is a arboreal, long-tailed marsupial found in rainforests in northeastern Australia. Like most tree-kangaroos (genus Dendrolagus), it lives alone in trees and feeds on plant matter. It belongs to the macropod family (Macropodidae) with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. It is threatened by climate change and diseases, and is found in the hilly, fertile Atherton Tableland near Cairns in north east Queensland.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo”.