Dorcopsis vanheurni
O. Thomas, 1922
Small Forest Wallaby
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Phalangerida |
| Superfamily | : Macropodoidea |
| Family | : Macropodidae |
| Subfamily | : Macropodinae |
| Tribe | : Dorcopsini |
| Genus | : Dorcopsis |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1922-03-01. New mammals from New Guinea and neighbouring islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9(51):261-265.
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Original name as described
Dorcopsis vanheurni
Other common names
Lesser Forest Wallaby · Mountain Forest Wallaby · Small Dorcopsis · Small Dorcopsulus
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.64
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Doormanpad-bivak" (3°30'S, 138°30'E), 1410 m, Djajawidjaja Division, West Papua, New Guinea.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
moved from Dorcopsulus to Dorcopsis
Taxonomy notes citation
Eldridge, M.D.B., Phillips, M.J., Pratt, R.C., Neaves, L.E., Helgen, K.M. and Potter, S. 2026. Phylogenetic analysis of the New Guinean forest wallabies, Dorcopsis and Dorcopsulus reveals cryptic divergent lineages impacted by highland and lowland barriers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 217:108542. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108542
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 5 names and synonyms.
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