Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo
Dendrolagus lumholtzi
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Mammals
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo is a arboreal, long-tailed marsupial found in rainforests in northeastern Australia. Like most tree-kangaroos, 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.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Genus
- Dendrolagus