Black dorcopsis
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| Species: | D. atrata
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| Dorcopsis atrata Van Deusen, 1957
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The black dorcopsis or black forest wallaby (Dorcopsis atrata) is a species of marsupial 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.[2]
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as critically endangered
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