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Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroo
Dendrolagus pulcherrimus Flannery, 1993
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The golden-mantled tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus), also known as weimang, is a critically endangered, furry, bear-like mammal found only in mountain rain forests on the island of New Guinea (split between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Like other tree-kangaroos (Dendrolagus), it lives 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. The range is restricted to two small mountain areas in the north (the Foja and Torricelli Mountains) and it is threatened by hunting and habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:02:13.679007+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrolagus pulcherrimus Flannery, 1993
- Name authority
- Flannery, 1993
- Common name
- Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroo
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Genus
- Dendrolagus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880
- orderDiprotodontia Owen, 1866
- suborderMacropodiformes Ameghino, 1889
- familyMacropodidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyMacropodinae Gray, 1821
- genusDendrolagus S. Müller, 1840
- speciesDendrolagus pulcherrimus Flannery, 1993
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrolagus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett's Tree KangarooDendrolagus bennettianus De Vis, 1886 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Doria's Tree KangarooDendrolagus dorianus Ramsay, 1883 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Goodfellow's Tree KangarooDendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas, 1908 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scott's Tree KangarooDendrolagus scottae Flannery & Seri, 1990 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wondiwoi Tree KangarooDendrolagus mayri Rothschild & Dollman, 1933 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grizzled Tree KangarooDendrolagus inustus S. Müller, 1840 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lumholtz's Tree KangarooDendrolagus lumholtzi Collett, 1884 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| DingisoDendrolagus mbaiso Flannery, Boeadi & Szalay, 1995 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lowland Tree KangarooDendrolagus spadix Troughton & Le Souef, 1936 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Seri's Tree KangarooDendrolagus stellarum Flannery & Seri, 1990 | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ursine Tree-kangarooDendrolagus ursinus (Temminck, 1836) | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dendrolagus goodfellowi pulcherrimus Flannery, 1993 Flannery, 1993 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=709406 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34QBW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.