Dendrolagus ursinus

(Temminck, 1836)

Vogelkop Tree Kangaroo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Macropodidae
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Tribe : Dendrolagini
Genus : Dendrolagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1836-02-01. Coup-d'oeil sur la faune des îles de la Sonde et de l'Empire du Japon. Discours préliminaire destiné à servir d'introduction à la Faune du Japon. Musée des Pays-Bas, Leiden, 30 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51389734

Original name as described

Hypsiprymnus ursinus

Other common names

Black Tree Kangaroo · Ursine Tree Kangaroo · White-throated Tree Kangaroo

Type material

RMNH.MAM.13507.a, RMNH.MAM.13507.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13507.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13507.b

Type locality

Mount Lamantsjieri, near Triton Bay, Lobo District, Fakfak Division, West Papua, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described subspecies arfakensis as a synonym, which was named by R. T. Hoser, who's names are currently under scrutiny and should be tested by further studies before use

Taxonomy notes citation

Hoser, R. T. (2019). A new species of Tree Kangaroo, Genus Dendrolagus Müller, 1840 from Tembagapura, Mimika, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 10(40), 50-55.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000265

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Dendrolagus ursinus arfakensis

Hoser, 2019

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

arfakensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

rejectedbyfiat

Type

AM M.35030

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Australasian Journal of Herpetology

Hypsiprymnus ursinus

(Temminck, 1836)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.13507.a, RMNH.MAM.13507.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13507.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13507.b

Authority page

6 (footnote 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51389734

Authority publication

Leiden

Dendrolagus leucogenys

Matschie, 1916

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

leucogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 21986/21987

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30243744

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Dendrolagus ursinus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

19

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6434/21956516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hypsiprymnus ursinus

(Macklot, 1830)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

174

Authority publication

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