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Dingiso

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Macropodidae
Genus:	Dendrolagus
Species:	D. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Marsupials are an Infraclass of Mammals characterized by a distinctive pouch (called the marsupium) in which females carry their young through Diprotodontia (Greek meaning "two front teeth" is a large order of about 120 Marsupial mammals including the Kangaroos Macropods are Marsupials belonging to the family Macropodidae, which includes Kangaroos wallabies, Tree-kangaroos Pademelons Tree-kangaroos are Macropods adapted for life in trees They are found in the Rainforests of New Guinea, far northeastern Queensland, and mbaiso

Binomial name

Dendrolagus mbaiso
Flannery, Boeadi & Szalay, 1995

The Dingiso, Dendrolagus mbaiso also known as Bondegezou is a species of tree-kangaroo native and endemic to Western New Guinea of Indonesia. Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist palaeontologist and Global warming activist Tree-kangaroos are Macropods adapted for life in trees They are found in the Rainforests of New Guinea, far northeastern Queensland, and Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.

Description

The Dingiso has a distinctive pattern of black and white fur; it has a white belly, and a black head, back and limbs. Unlike other tree kangaroos, it spends little time in the trees.

The Dingiso is most common in the western part of Irian Jaya because it is protected by members of the Moni tribe, for whom it is an ancestor. The species epithet, mbaiso, means "the forbidden animal" in Moni. It remains common in the west because of the protection conferred on it by the Moni people. For many Moni, it is an ancestor which must never be harmed.

The Dingiso was described and named in 1995 by Australian Museum zoologist Tim Flannery, Indonesian zoologist Boeadi and Australian anthropologist Alexandra Szalay. The Australian Museum is the oldest Museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of Natural history and Anthropology. Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist palaeontologist and Global warming activist

References

Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Colin Groves is Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. in Wilson, D. E. , and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 60. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Dendrolagus mbaiso. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1d v2. 3)

External links

Dingiso from Tree Kangaroos: A Curious Natural History
Dingiso at Tenkile Conservation Alliance

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