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SPECIES Dendrolagus mbaiso

Author:Flannery. Boeadi and Szalay, 1995.
Citation:Mammalia, 59: 66.
Common Name:Dingiso
Type Locality:Indonesia, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Tembagapura area, 3250-3500 m on the south slopes of Gunung (=Mt.) Ki (04°S05’S, 137°06’E).
Distribution:Southern and western slopes of Sudirman Range, from Paniai Lakes region in west to Baliem Gorge in east, 136°30’ to 139°10’E, at 3250 to 4200 m, but perhaps down to 2700 m in suitable low mossy forest or scrub; Prov. of Papua, Indonesia.
Status:IUCN – Vulnerable. Locally common but restricted in distribution.
Comments:Some communities hold this species sacred, and its hunting is forbidden; so, in some parts of its range, said to be remarkably tame.
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