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Dendrolagus mayri Rothschild & Dollman, 1933

Wondiwoi tree-kangaroo

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Dendrolagus dorianus mayri Rothschild & Dollman, 1933

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered?

Last record: 1928

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)

 

The only known specimen of the Wondiwoi tree-kangaroo was collected by Ernst Mayr in 1928. It has not been officially recorded since, however, several photographs taken by Michael Smith in July 2018 may refer to this species (Pickrell, 2018).

 

Distribution

Wondiwoi Peninsula, New Guinea

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

Holotype: BM1939.2931 (adult male)

Only known from the holotype collected by Ernst Mayr in 1928.

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Rothschild, W. and Dollman, G. (1933/6). The genus Dendrolagus. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 21: 477-548.

 

Other references:

Flannery, T.F. 1995. The Mammals of New Guinea, 2nd edition. Reed Books, Sydney, Australia.

Groves, C.P. 2005. Order Diprotodontia. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 43-70. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Helgen, K. M. 2007. A Taxonomic and Geographic Overview of the Mammals of Papua. In: A. J. Marshall and B. M. Beehler (eds), The Ecology of Papua, pp. 689-749. Periplus Editions, Singapore.

Holmes, Branden. (2021). What's Lost and What Remains: The Sixth Extinction in 100 Accounts (eBook). Self published.

Laurie, Eleanor Mary Ord and Hill, John Edwards. (1954). List of Land Mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and Adjacent Islands, 1758-1952. London: British Museum (Natural History).

Leary, T., Seri, L., Flannery, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S, Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Allison, A. & James, R. 2016. Dendrolagus mayri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136668A21956785. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136668A21956785.en. Downloaded on 06 May 2018.

Pickrell, John. (25 September 2018). Rare Tree Kangaroo Reappears After Vanishing for 90 Years. National Geographic. Accessed 25 September 2018.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/23375/dendrolagus-mayri

 

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