Husbandry Guidelines for Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi Mammalia: Macropodidae.

TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute, Richmond College, N.S.W. Australia

73 Seiten. Verbreitungskarte, Tabellen, 6 Anhänge

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Introduction:

Tree kangaroos are very different from the other members of the Macropodidae family because they live an arboreal existence. They are similar to the other members of the kangaroo family in many respects, but, because of their habitat preferences, they were mistaken for monkeys by early European explorers. There are ten species of tree kangaroos, that live in rainforest habitats in Irian Jaya,
Papua New Guinea, and northern Queensland, Australia. Two species, are found in Australia, while eight are found in Papua New
Guinea, one of which is Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo.

Although D. goodfellowi is more difficult to maintain than other species of Tree-kangaroo, it has been successfully kept and bred in captivity. Breeding groups of Tree-kangaroo were primarily established in Papua New Guinea, Baiyer River Sanctuary. This was carried out for the purpose of propagation as a conservation tool. The most significant predators of tree kangaroos in recent times are humans, though, the New Guinea highland dog, domestic dogs, large pythons, and raptorial birds are also threats. Habitat destruction is another reason why many Dendrolagus species are now being threatened.

There are three sub-species of Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo, D. goodfellowi goodfellowi, D. goodfellowi buergersi, D. goodfellowi pulcherrimus. The status for D. goodfellowi goodfellowi and D. goodfellowi buergersi is endangered and D. goodfellowi pulcherrimus is critically endangered.

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