Dendrolagus mbaiso Flannery. Boeadi and Szalay 1995

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 : 60

Dendrolagus mbaiso Flannery. Boeadi and Szalay 1995

Dendrolagus mbaiso Flannery. Boeadi and Szalay 1995 , Mammalia, 59: 66.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Tembagapura area, 3250-3500 m on the south slopes of Gunung (=Mt.) Ki (04°S 05’S, 137°06’E).

Vernacular Names: Dingiso.

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.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Locally common but restricted in distribution.

Discussion: Some communities hold this species sacred, and its hunting is forbidden; so, in some parts of its range, said to be remarkably tame.