The black dorcopsis, also called the 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 forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, its population is declining, and the IUCN lists it as critically endangered. It was discovered in 1953 during the Fourth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Black dorcopsis (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Black dorcopsis (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Dorcopsis atrata - Animal Diversity Web
In the Other Atlases
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Black dorcopsis
population-trend (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)Quote, population-trend (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, its population is declining and the IUCN lists it as being "Critically endangered".
3. Black dorcopsis (Wikipedia)
Introduction
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.
Introduction
The black dorcopsis or black forest wallaby (Dorcopsis atrata) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae.
Status
It descends seasonally to gullies and lower ground at which time it is vulnerable to being hunted.
- In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Wikipedia intro: "c 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 h..."
View the Source4. Black dorcopsis (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q113654 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Macropodidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mammalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Dorcopsis
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 682Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 682
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Dorcopsis atrata - Animal Diversity Web
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)In Ecosystem: New Guinea Rainforest, Geographic Range; HabitatQuote, In Ecosystem: New Guinea Rainforest, Geographic Range; Habitat
New Guinea; off the southeastern Papau coast of New Guinea on the Goodenough Islands ... within their area they occupy a wide variety of niches including the moist forests of lowland and montane rain forest
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