Bennett's tree-kangaroo [SEP] IUCN conservation status
on chin, throat and lower abdomen. The forehead and muzzle are greyish. The feet and hands are black. The tail has a black patch at the base and a light patch on the upper part. The ears are short and rounded
Conservation status.
Although the IUCN still rates the status of Bennett's tree-kangaroo as "near threatened", its numbers seem to be increasing and its range expanding. Sightings have become far more common in recent years. In 2006 a dead specimen was found along Amos
Lowlands tree-kangaroo
The lowlands tree-kangaroo or lowland tree-kangaroo ("Dendrolagus spadix") is a species of tree-kangaroo in the family Macropodidae.
The marsupial is endemic to the Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests ecoregion in southwestern Papua New Guinea, on New Guinea island.
- Conservation
"Dendrolagus spadix" is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species, threatened by habitat loss.