Pictures and facts about the Black dorcopsis

Black dorcopsis

Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Macropodidae
Species : Dorcopsis atrata

 

The Black dorcopsis wallaby, black dorcopsis, black forest-wallaby is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the black dorcopsis

Food Habits Dorcopsis atrata is an herbivorous browser feeding mostly on soft vegetation, including leaves, roots, grasses and fruit. (Full text)

Dorcopsis atrata is found in only on Goodenough Island in one, or perhaps two RMUs. (Full text)