This small marsupial occurs in eastern Australia. A 2023 paper describes long hairs projecting from both sides of the tail in living Acrobates, including A. frontalis, giving it a feather-like edge.
Fabian et al. (2023) state that long hairs project from both sides of the tails of living A. frontalis and A. pygmaeus, forming a feather-like edge. The feature is not unique to A. frontalis.
Fabian et al. (2023) report that the living A. frontalis and A. pygmaeus inhabit open sclerophyll forests and woodlands.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.