Targeted trapping surveys shed new light on the distribution and habitat characteristics of the Carpentarian pseudantechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus), a threatened dasyurid marsupial
P. Lloyd A B , M. Sanders A , T. Reis A and A. Abbott A
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A Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd, PO Box 1376, Cleveland, Qld 4163, Australia.
B Corresponding author. Email: penn@biodiversity.tv
Australian Mammalogy 35(2) 220-223 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM12027
Submitted: 28 May 2012 Accepted: 5 November 2012 Published: 4 February 2013
Abstract
Through a targeted trapping survey we provide important new records and habitat descriptions for the Carpentarian pseudantechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus) on mainland Australia, including the first records from landscapes dominated by rocks other than sandstone. We hypothesise that continued invasion by an introduced pasture grass may constitute an emerging threatening process to this rare species.
Additional keywords: buffel grass, conservation, Dasyuridae.
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