Dorcopsis phyllis
Groves & Flannery, 1989
Phyllis's 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
Groves, C.P. & Flannery, T.F. 1989. Revision of the Genus Dorcopsis (Macropodidae: Marsupialia). Pp 117-128 in Grigg, G., Jarman, P. & Hume, I. (eds.). Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-kangaroos. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Limited, New South Wales.
Original name as described
Dorcopsis luctuosa phyllis
Other common names
Phyllis's Dorcopsis
Type material
ZMA.MAM.5243.a, ZMA.MAM.5243.b
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
vicinity of Merauke (8°30'S, 140°22'E), New Guinea, Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
split from D. luctuosa
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: 2 names and synonyms.
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