Dorcopsis

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Dorcopsis
A gray dorcopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Suborder:	Macropodiformes
Family:	Macropodidae
Subfamily:	Macropodinae
Genus:	Dorcopsis and Dorcopsulus
Species
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The dorcopsises are the marsupials of the genera Dorcopsis and Dorcopsulus. They are found in the tropical forests of New Guinea and Southeast Indonesia. They are placed in the subfamily Macropodinae, along with other Australasian marsupials such as wallabies, kangaroos, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, and quokkas.

Taxonomy[]

• Genus Dorcopsis
  • Gray dorcopsis (Dorcopsis luctuosa)
  • Black dorcopsis (Dorcopsis atrata)
  • White-striped dorcopsis (Dorcopsis hageni)
  • Brown dorcopsis (Dorcopsis muelleri)
• Genus Dorcopsulus
  • Macleay's dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus macleayi)
  • Small dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni)

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