Buff-footed Antechinus

Buff-footed AntechinusThis small marsupial occurs along coastal Queensland in eastern Australia. In the southeast it occupies relatively dry, open, lowland forest; the only known mid-east population is recorded in rainforest.What does it look like?Gray on the head fades into buff yellow on the rump and flanks. The feet and tail base are paler than those of the closely related A. flavipes.How does it live?This small marsupial occurs along coastal Queensland in eastern Australia. In the southeast it occupies relatively dry, open, lowland forest; the only known mid-east population is recorded in rainforest.In southeastern Queensland it occupies relatively dry, open, lowland environments. The only known mid-east Queensland population is in rainforest.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.