Black Dorcopsis
Dorcopsis atrata
Conservation Status
Critically EndangeredMammalia · Diprotodontia · Macropodidae
About
The black dorcopsis or black forest wallaby is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Goodenough Island at the eastern end of New Guinea where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, its population is declining and the IUCN lists it as being "Critically endangered". It was discovered in 1953 during The Fourth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea.
Fun Fact
It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, its population is declining and the IUCN lists it as being "Critically endangered".
Quick Facts
Habitat
Endemic to Goodenough Island at the eastern end of New Guinea where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Diet
Feeds on shoots, leaves, grasses, fruit, roots and possibly the occasional insect, which it gathers with its mouth and manipulates with its fore paws.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Destruction
- Pollution
- Invasive Species
- Over-Collection
- Climate Change