A Matschie's tree kangaroo photographed at Lincoln Children's Zoo in Nebraska
A Matschie's tree kangaroo photographed at Lincoln Children's Zoo in Nebraska
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark

Matschie's Tree Kangaroo

Tree kangaroos are found only in the rain forests of Australia, West Papua, and Papua New Guinea. Six of ten species are found in Papua New Guinea, in some of the last undisturbed rain forest habitat in the world. The Matschie's tree kangaroo is endemic to the Huon Peninsula on the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea.

Matschie's tree kangaroos live in mountainous cloud forests at elevations of up to 11,000 feet. They spend most of their time in trees. Tree kangaroos primarily eat tree leaves. They also consume flowers, grass shoots, ferns, moss, and bark.

Female tree kangaroos give birth to one offspring after a gestation period of approximately 44 days. After birth, the fetus-like young, called a joey, crawls to

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