Seri tree kangaroo

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Seri tree kangaroo
Systematics
Superordinate : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Kangaroos (Macropodidae)
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Genre : Tree kangaroos ( Dendrolagus )
Type : Seri tree kangaroo
Scientific name
Dendrolagus stellarum
Flannery & Seri, 1990
Distribution area of ​​the Seri tree kangaroo in western New Guinea.

The Seri tree kangaroo ( Dendrolagus stellarum ) is a species of kangaroo that occurs in western New Guinea in the Maoke Mountains around to Telefomin in the east at altitudes between 2600 and 3200 m above sea level.

features

The Seri tree kangaroo is a relatively large, stocky, short-tailed tree kangaroo with short hind feet. Females of the Seri tree kangaroo reach a head body length of about 61 cm, males are larger with 63.5 to 70 cm. The tail is about the same length in the females (49 to 58.5 cm) and in the males (52 to 57 cm). The weight of the females is 6.5 to 6.8 kg, that of the males 7.5 to 9.5 kg. The fur is dense and dark brown, whereby it is strongly interspersed with whitish hairs on the back, especially in the front area. The rear section of the back is often lighter and shimmers a little golden. The whitish hair is missing on the belly. The face is often a little yellowish or reddish. The limbs are gray or yellowish. The tail is yellowish, the area distant from the body is rather gray. At the end of the tail, some specimens have a tuft of long hair. The ears are short and hairy.

Habitat and endangerment

The Seri tree kangaroo lives solitary in cloud forests at heights of 2600 and 3200 meters above sea level. Because of its rarity and hunting by humans, the Seri Tree Kangaroo is classified by the IUCN as endangered (“Vulnerable”).

Systematics

The Seri tree kangaroo was described in 1990 by the Australian zoologist Tim Flannery and a colleague as a subspecies of the Doria tree kangaroo ( Dendrolagus dorianus ). In a study on the phylogeny of tree kangaroos published in mid-2018 , it was classified as an independent species.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Mark Eldridge & Graeme Coulson: Family Macropodidae (Kangaroos and Wallabies). Page 705 a. 706 in Don E. Wilson , Russell A. Mittermeier : Handbook of the Mammals of the World - Volume 5. Monotremes and Marsupials. Lynx Editions, 2015, ISBN 978-84-96553-99-6
  2. ↑ Dendrolagus stellarum in the Red List of Endangered Species of the IUCN 2016. Posted by: Leary, T., Seri, L., Flannery, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Helgen, K., Singadan, R. , Menzies, J., Allison, A., James, R., Aplin, K., Salas, L. & Dickman, C., 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Mark DB Eldridge, Sally Potter, Kristofer M. Helgen , Martua H. Sinaga, Ken P. Aplin, Tim F. Flannery, Rebecca N. Johnson: Phylogenetic analysis of the tree-kangaroos ( Dendrolagus ) reveals multiple divergent lineages within New Guinea . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 25 May 2018, doi: 10.1016 / j.ympev.2018.05.030