tree-kangaroo
Canopy-dwelling hopping mammal
A tree-kangaroo is a marsupial of the genus Dendrolagus, native to the rainforests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia.
Unlike their ground-dwelling relatives, tree-kangaroos have adapted to arboreal life with shorter legs, stronger forelimbs, and curved claws for gripping branches.
They move awkwardly on the ground but are agile climbers.
Small flexible bag
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
- macropodLarge-footed hopping marsupial
- wallabySmall Australian marsupial
- possumPouch-bearing mammal
nocturnal · herbivore · mammal · furry · tail · forelimbs · hindlimbs · nursing
Of hot, humid regions
- montaneOf cooler elevated zones
- jungleDense tropical forest
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
biodiversity · ecosystem · Indonesia · Australia · highlands · remote · lush · vegetation
Overhead protective covering
- branchDivision or woody limb
- climbAscend using effort
- treetopUppermost branches
- perchResting spot for birds
foliage · dwell · elevated · limb · bough · nest · gripping · claws
Expressed intent to harm
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- endemicNative to one area
protection · deforestation · preservation · sanctuary · hunting · fragmentation · awareness · Papua
pouch
Small flexible bag
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
- macropodLarge-footed hopping marsupial
- wallabySmall Australian marsupial
possum · nocturnal · herbivore · mammal · furry · tail · forelimbs · hindlimbs · nursing · weaning
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
understory · biodiversity · ecosystem · Indonesia · Australia · highlands · remote · lush · vegetation · epiphytes
canopy
Overhead protective covering
perch · foliage · dwell · elevated · limb · bough · nest · gripping · claws · descend
threatened
Expressed intent to harm
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- vulnerableOpen to attack
endemic · protection · deforestation · preservation · sanctuary · hunting · fragmentation · awareness · Papua · Queensland
hop
Small, quick jump
climb · descend · grip · balance · agile · clumsy · waddle · terrestrial · arboreal · swing
tree-kangaroored kangaroo
Largest living marsupial
grey kangaroo · burrowing animal · wombat · wallaroo · wallaby