Dendrolagus bennettianus De Vis 1886

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 59

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scientific name	Dendrolagus bennettianus De Vis 1886
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Dendrolagus bennettianus De Vis 1886 , Proc. R. Soc. Queensl., 3 (1886): 11.

Type Locality: Australia, Queensland, Daintree River.

Vernacular Names: Bennett's Tree-kangaroo.

Distribution: NE Queensland ( Australia): north of Daintree River as far as Mt. Amos.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Considered a subspecies of dorianus by Haltenorth (1958); but see Ride (1970:223) and Kirsch and Calaby (1977:17); occupies an isolated position in the genus (Groves, 1982; Flannery et al., 1995 b).