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| binomial =''Dendrolagus goodfellowi''
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| binomial_authority =Thomas Oldfield, 1908}}
| binomial_authority =Thomas Oldfield, 1908}}
But also kills like a man. Will kill humans.

'''Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo''' (''Dendrolagus goodfellowi''), also called the '''ornate tree kangaroo''', is an animal in the [[Family (biology)|biological family]] Macropodidae. The family includes [[kangaroo]]s, [[Wallaby|wallabies]] and their relatives,<ref>{{cite web | author = Myers, P. | year = 2001 | title = Macropodidae | work = Animal Diversity Web | url = http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Macropodidae.html | accessdate = 2006-08-05}}</ref> and the [[genus]] ''Dendrolagus'', with eleven [[species]].<ref name=MSW3/> The species live in the [[rainforest]]s of [[New Guinea]], and the border of central Irian Jaya in [[Indonesia]].<ref name="Animalinfo">Animal Info (1999-2005). ''[http://www.animalinfo.org/species/dendgood.htm Animal Info - Goodfellow's tree kangaroo]''. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref> In the [[IUCN Red List|IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]], Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are listed as [[Endangered species|endangered]].<ref name=iucn/> This is a result of too much hunting of them, and humans living too close to their [[habitat]].<ref>Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (2006). [http://www.currumbin-sanctuary.org.au/content/standard.asp?name=GoodfellowsTreeKangaroo Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo - captive breeding program]. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref>
'''Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo''' (''Dendrolagus goodfellowi''), also called the '''ornate tree kangaroo''', is an animal in the [[Family (biology)|biological family]] Macropodidae. The family includes [[kangaroo]]s, [[Wallaby|wallabies]] and their relatives,<ref>{{cite web | author = Myers, P. | year = 2001 | title = Macropodidae | work = Animal Diversity Web | url = http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Macropodidae.html | accessdate = 2006-08-05}}</ref> and the [[genus]] ''Dendrolagus'', with eleven [[species]].<ref name=MSW3/> The species live in the [[rainforest]]s of [[New Guinea]], and the border of central Irian Jaya in [[Indonesia]].<ref name="Animalinfo">Animal Info (1999-2005). ''[http://www.animalinfo.org/species/dendgood.htm Animal Info - Goodfellow's tree kangaroo]''. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref> In the [[IUCN Red List|IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]], Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are listed as [[Endangered species|endangered]].<ref name=iucn/> This is a result of too much hunting of them, and humans living too close to their [[habitat]].<ref>Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (2006). [http://www.currumbin-sanctuary.org.au/content/standard.asp?name=GoodfellowsTreeKangaroo Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo - captive breeding program]. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==

Revision as of 21:04, 13 April 2015

Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Infraclass:
Marsupialia
Order:
Diprotodontia
Family:
Macropodidae
Genus:
Dendrolagus
Binomial name
Dendrolagus goodfellowi
Thomas Oldfield, 1908

But also kills like a man. Will kill humans. Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi), also called the ornate tree kangaroo, is an animal in the biological family Macropodidae. The family includes kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives,[3] and the genus Dendrolagus, with eleven species.[1] The species live in the rainforests of New Guinea, and the border of central Irian Jaya in Indonesia.[4] In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are listed as endangered.[2] This is a result of too much hunting of them, and humans living too close to their habitat.[5]

Description

Like most tree-kangaroos, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are very different looking from terrestrial (land) Kangaroo species.[6] Unlike land living kangaroos, their legs are not very large compared to their forelimbs (arms), which are strong and end in hooked claws for grasping tree branches.[6] Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos have long tails for balance.[6] These physical traits help them with a mostly tree-living life.[6] They have short, woolly fur,[6] usually reddish-brown in color, a gray-brown face, yellow-colored cheeks and feet; pale stomachs,[7] long, golden-brown tails, and two golden stripes on their backsides.[8] They weigh about 7 kilograms (about 15 pounds).[4]

Behaviour

Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are slow and clumsy on the ground.[8] They move at about the speed a human walks and do not hop well (hopping is something that, by contrast, terrestrial kangaroos are famed for).[8] However, in trees, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are fearless and agile.[8] They climb by wrapping their arms around the trunk of a tree and hopping with their strong back legs.[8] This allows their arms to slide. They have very good jumping ability and can jump from trees to the ground from thirty feet up without hurting themselves.[8]

Diet

A Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo, eating

Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos feed mostly on the leaves of the silkwood tree (Flindersia pimenteliana).[9] Other foods are part of their diet when available, including different kinds of fruit, cereals, flowers and grasses.[7] They have large stomachs that they use similar to fermentation vats, much the way the stomachs of cows and related herbivores digest food.[10] First the food is softened in one part of their stomach, and then by passing the material back up and chewing it again, they can return it to a second part of their stomach.[11] This is where bacteria in the stomach's various chambers, breaks down the tough fibers of leaves and grasses.[10]

References

Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo looking to the side
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leary T.; et al. (2008). "Dendrolagus goodfellowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2008. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help) Database entry includes reason why this species is listed as endangered
  3. ↑ Myers, P. (2001). "Macropodidae". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2006-08-05.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Animal Info (1999-2005). Animal Info - Goodfellow's tree kangaroo. Retrieved August 3, 2006. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Animalinfo" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (2006). Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo - captive breeding program. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Melbourne Zoo (2006). Animal Fact Sheet: Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Discovery Communications Inc. (2006). Goodfellow's tree kangaroo. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 World Wildlife Fund (2006). Tree Kangaroos. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
  9. ↑ "Goodfellow's tree kangaroo". Funk & Wagnalls Wildlife Encyclopedia. Vol. 20. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 1974. pp. pg 2397. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Johnson, S. (1999). "Dendrolagus goodfellowi". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
  11. ↑ Van Loon, Dirk (1976). The family cow. Storey Publishing. pp. 95–97. ISBN 978-0-88266-066-0.
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