An agile tree-climbing kangaroo with a long furred tail, and fore- and hindlimbs that are of almost equal length, found in the rainforests of Queensland and New Guinea.
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Genus Dendrolagus, family Macropodidae: six species
Example sentencesExamples
Tree dwelling, leaf-eating species such as the tree kangaroo and the ring-tailed possum were found to be quite resilient.
But imagine what it's like for a tree kangaroo living in the ever-shrinking rainforests of tropical north Queensland.
Another highlight of the expedition was the discovery of a population of the golden-mantled tree kangaroo.
This means they are related to the kangaroo, and in size they are especially close to the forest wallabies and tree kangaroos of Eastern Australia.
Just recently, the zoo announced plans to create a 50,000-acre reserve in Papua New Guinea - an effort to protect the threatened Matschie's tree kangaroo.
Definition of tree kangaroo in US English:
tree kangaroo
noun
An agile tree-climbing kangaroo with a long furred tail, and fore- and hind limbs that are of almost equal length, found in the rainforests of Australia and New Guinea.
树袋鼠
Genus Dendrolagus, family Macropodidae: six species
Example sentencesExamples
This means they are related to the kangaroo, and in size they are especially close to the forest wallabies and tree kangaroos of Eastern Australia.
Tree dwelling, leaf-eating species such as the tree kangaroo and the ring-tailed possum were found to be quite resilient.
Just recently, the zoo announced plans to create a 50,000-acre reserve in Papua New Guinea - an effort to protect the threatened Matschie's tree kangaroo.
But imagine what it's like for a tree kangaroo living in the ever-shrinking rainforests of tropical north Queensland.
Another highlight of the expedition was the discovery of a population of the golden-mantled tree kangaroo.