LUMHOLTZ TREE KANGAROO - NEAR THREATENED

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The Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo is found in montane rainforest of far north Queensland, Australia. It inhabits elevations from approximately 300 to 1600m. This species total distribution is about 5500 square kilometres. Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo is quite different from the other long-footed Tree Kangaroos (the others being Bennett’s and Grizzled) in that it is usually just encountered in mountain forests, i.e restricted to the one type of habitat. Lumholtz’s are the smallest of all the Tree Kangaroos with males averaging 7.2kg and females 5.9kg in weight. With its smalll size and specific habitat requirements it has more in common with members of the short-footed group of Tree Kangaroos.