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Macleay's Dorcopsis

Information
Common Name Papuan Dorcopsis and Papuan Forest-wallaby
Range Papua New Guinea.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Diprotodontia
Family Macropodidae
Genus Dorcopsulus
Species Dorcopsulus macleayi
Conservation Status

Least Concern

The Macleay's dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus macleayi), also known as the Papuan dorcopsis or the Papuan forest-wallaby, is a species of lesser dorcopsis in the Macropodidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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