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The white-striped dorcopsis or greater forest wallaby (Dorcopsis hageni) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the northern part of Western New Guinea, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is a common species in suitable tropical forest habitat and the IUCN lists its conservation status as being of "Least concern".
Description Habitat and Behavior Feeding habits Adult size Remarks Crown squirrelfish (Lion parasol) Red, with narrow and white lateral stripes. Large eyes. (Red colour might not very visible beyond a certain depth!) Inhabits caves and under ledges of corals. Sometimes found on sandy bottoms. Seldom seen during the day. Feeds at night ...
†Lake Mackay hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes asomatus) Spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) Rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) †Eastern hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes leporides) Genus Macropus: kangaroos and wallabies. Subgenus Notamacropus. Agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) Black-striped wallaby (Macropus dorsalis)
One of the brush wallaby species, the dwarf wallaby (Notamacropus dorcopsulus), also native to New Guinea, is the smallest known wallaby species and one of the smallest known macropods. Its length is about 46 cm (18 in) from the nose to the end of the tail, and it weighs about 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).
Along with the rock-wallabies and the hare-wallabies, the pademelons are among the smallest members of the macropod family.Mature male pademelons are larger than females, with an average weight of about 7 kg and height of 60 cm. Mature females weigh around 3.8 kg.
Macleay's dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus macleayi), also known as the Papuan dorcopsis or the Papuan forest wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea , where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
It is distinguished by its paler colouring and white stripe under its face. Their faces have a chocolate-brown fur covering their muzzle. They are black and white on its chest and the rest is grey to brown fur. Males weigh from 14 to 26 kg (31 to 57 lb) and stand at a height from 70 to 93 cm (28 to 37 in).
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups.These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and are native to the Australian continent (the mainland and Tasmania), New Guinea and nearby islands.