Atherton Antechinus - Antechinus godmani
( Thomas, 1923 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
The species appears to be limited to the narrow band (<30 km wide) of upland rainforest above 650 m elevation south of Cairns; it occurs in all major rainforest types (Burnett 2008). It is found in selectively logged forest areas. The species does not survive in fragments of less than 100 ha (Maxwell et al. 1996).

Range:
This species occurs in the Atherton uplands above 650 m (and up to 1,650 m) in north-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Conservation:
It is present in the Queensland Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

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