''Dorcopsis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
marsupial
Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia. They are natively found in Australasia, Wallacea, and the Americas. One of marsupials' unique features is their reproductive strategy: the young are born in a r ...
in the family
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a Family (biology), family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, Wallaby, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups. These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing ...
.
The members of the genus are found on the island of New Guinea.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
*
Black dorcopsis (''Dorcopsis atrata'')
*
White-striped dorcopsis (''Dorcopsis hageni'')
*
Gray dorcopsis (''Dorcopsis luctuosa'')
*
Brown dorcopsis (''Dorcopsis muelleri'')
References
Macropods
Marsupial genera
Taxa named by Salomon Müller
Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
{{Diprotodont-stub