Dorcopsis luctuosa
(D'Albertis, 1874)
Gray Forest Wallaby
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Macropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Macropodoidea |
| Family | : Macropodidae |
| Subfamily | : Macropodinae |
| Tribe | : Dorcopsini |
| Genus | : Dorcopsis |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
D'Albertis, L.M. 1874-06. The Secretary read an extract from a letter addressed to him by Mr. Luigi M. d'Albertis, C.M.Z.S., dated Sydney, N. S. W., December 1, 1873, and containing an account of a new species of Kangaroo from New Guinea, proposed to be called _Halmaturus luctuosus_, of which he had obtained a living specimen from a sailor of H.M.S. 'Basilisk.'. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874(1):110.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502183Original name as described
Halmaturus luctuosus
Other common names
Eastern Forest Wallaby · Grey Dorcopsis
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1875.4.16.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/15e7d9eb-4ef4-429f-b567-69ce136e81c0Type locality
"S. E. of New Guinea [= Papua New Guinea]."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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