Wallaby (?)

This Wallaby was seen at Ahe Island, off Nabire, West Papua.
It was kept by the locals as pet. They told me this is a Tree Kangaroo, but based on the looks of the legs, it doesn't looks like this one is capable of climbing.

Not very big, it was less than 1 meter in height.

Update : Possibly Dorcopsis muelleri - Brown Dorcopsis which is reported from this locality.
The other 3 Dorcopsis species are known from PNG side.

comments (3)

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Neither a Tree kangaroo nor a Kangaroo but a Wallaby, possibly an Agile Wallaby? Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Claire for clarification.
  Will update it as Wallaby in the description. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    My pleasure! Posted 8 years ago

The Brown dorcopsis

The brown dorcopsis , also known as the brown forest wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to the lowlands of West New Guinea and the nearby Indonesian islands in West Papua of Misool, Salawati, and Yapen.

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Similar species: Kangaroos, Wallabies, Possums

Species identified by Albert Kang