Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo

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Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo, a reference photo
Photo: DiverDave · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) is a arboreal, long-tailed marsupial found in rainforests in northeastern Australia. Like most tree-kangaroos (genus Dendrolagus), it lives alone in trees and feeds on plant matter. It belongs to the macropod family (Macropodidae) with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials. It is threatened by climate change and diseases, and is found in the hilly, fertile Atherton Tableland near Cairns in north east Queensland.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Diprotodontia
Family
Macropodidae
Species
Dendrolagus lumholtzi

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