Published: February 4, 2025 6:21pm EST Bennett’s tree kangaroos, one of Australia’s most mysterious marsupials, have long eluded researchers.

The Bennett’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus), one of Australia’s most mysterious marsupials, has long eluded researchers. Our new study, published in Australian Mammalogy, has achieved a ...

Major threats to tree-kangaroo populations There are several important factors affecting the populations of tree-kangaroos in Australia. "The biggest threats come from humans," explained Valentine.

They live primarily in trees and are smaller than Australia’s better-known red kangaroo. An adult tree kangaroo weighs between 20 and 25 pounds (9–11 kilograms).

(Julie Larsen Maher/Bronx Zoo via AP) The species is much smaller than Australia’s well-known red kangaroo. An adult male Matschie’s tree kangaroo weighs between 20 and 25 lb (9–11 kg).

Tree kangaroos are found only in the tropical rainforests of Australia and New Guinea. Unlike their ground-dwelling relatives, they spend their lives in treetops, feeding on leaves and vines.

They live primarily in trees and are smaller than Australia’s better-known red kangaroo. An adult tree kangaroo weighs between 20 and 25 pounds (9–11 kilograms).

They live primarily in trees and are smaller than Australia’s better-known red kangaroo. An adult tree kangaroo weighs between 20 and 25 pounds (9–11 kilograms).

They live primarily in trees and are smaller than Australia’s better-known red kangaroo. An adult tree kangaroo weighs between 20 and 25 pounds (9–11 kilograms).

They live primarily in trees and are smaller than Australia’s better-known red kangaroo. An adult tree kangaroo weighs between 20 and 25 pounds (9–11 kilograms).