Golden-mantled tree kangaroo

Description

This marsupial has chestnut brown short coat with a pale belly,and yellowish neck,cheeks and feet.A double golden stripe runs down its back.The tail is long and has pale rings.Its appearance is similar to the closely related Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo.It differs from the latter by having a pinkish or lighter color face,golden shoulders,white ears and smaller size.Some authorities consider the golden-mantled tree-kangaroo as a subspecies of Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo.