Mainland Dusky Antechinus

Mainland Dusky AntechinusThis small marsupial occurs in southeastern Australia. It is usually regarded as terrestrial, but camera traps at Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve, Victoria, recorded it visiting tree baits about 3.5 m high on 29 occasions.What does it look like?The 2015 taxonomic account describes the nominate subspecies, A. m. mimetes, as evenly brown from head to rump with a lighter-brown belly.How does it live?This small marsupial occurs in southeastern Australia. It is usually regarded as terrestrial, but camera traps at Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve, Victoria, recorded it visiting tree baits about 3.5 m high on 29 occasions.Although usually regarded as terrestrial, camera traps at Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve recorded it visiting baits placed about 3.5 m high in trees on 29 occasions.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.