Buergers'/Goodfellow's (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) and Matschie's (Dendrolagus matschiei) Tree Kangaroos Fact Sheet: Distribution & Habitat

Buergers' Tree Kangaroo, Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi

• Mid-montane areas in Central Cordillera of Papua New Guinea, typically north and east of Sepik River, from Wau in the east to Mt. Bubiari in the west
• Between 1,000-2,860 m (3,300-9,380 ft) elevation
• Historical range: no records

Matschie's Tree Kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschiei

• Restricted to Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea
• Introduced populations on 2 islands off coast of New Guinea: Umboi and West New Britain (Mt. Agulupella region)
• Historical range: no records

Buergers' Tree Kangaroo, Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi

• Formerly, mid-montane (lowland) forest
• Now restricted to mid-montane tropical forest
• 1000 to 2860 m above sea level

Matschie's Tree Kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschiei

• Tropical montane and upper montane forest
• 1000 and 3300 m above sea level

Combined Buergers' and Matschie's tree kangaroos distribution.

Adapted from www.d-maps.com according to IUCN fact sheets: Goodfellow's/Buergers' tree kangaroo and Matschie's (Huon) tree kangaroo.

Flannery (1995)
Leary et al. (2008a)
Martin (2005)