Huon tree kangaroo  (Dendrolagus matschiei)

Range

Located exclusively on Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea and the nearby island of Umboi, where the species is thought to have been introduced (3).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Found amongst mountainous tropical rainforest and deciduous forest (2), at elevations between 1000 to 3000 m above sea level (3). The Huon tree kangaroo is an arboreal species that spends the majority of its time in the trees, but occasionally also comes down to the ground (2).

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