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Long-footed Potoroo - South East Corner: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Potorous longipes

Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Last updated: 11 Aug 2023

Distribution of the species within this region

The Long-footed Potoroo is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the South East Corner Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions within region
East Gippsland Lowlands	Known	None
South East Coastal Ranges	Known	South of Bombala

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Long-footed Potoroo - South East Corner is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

Dry sclerophyll forests (shrub/grass sub-formation)
- Southern Hinterland Dry Sclerophyll Forests
  - 3449 Far South Escarpment Stringybark-Gum Forest
  - 3451 Far South Sheltered Monkey Gum Forest
  - 3452 Southeast Hinterland Dry Grassy Forest

Dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby sub-formation)
- South Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - 3183 Far South Hinterland Stringybark Sheltered Forest
  - 3184 Far South Lowland Creekflat Forest
  - 3185 Far South Riverflat Wet Forest
  - 3189 South Coast Gully Shrub Forest
  - 3190 South Coast Hinterland Monkey Gum Wet Fern Forest
  - 3188 South Coast Riverflat Peppermint Forest
  - 3192 South Coast Riverflat Ribbon Gum Forest
  - 3193 South Coast Stringybark-Monkey Gum Wet Forest
  - 3194 Southeast Escarpment Flats Swamp Gum Forest
  - 3196 Southeast Hinterland Intermediate Shrub Forest
  - 3197 Southeast Hinterland Monkey Gum Moist Shrub Forest
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- South East Dry Sclerophyll Forests
  - 3649 Far South Lowland Depressions Shrub Forest

Rainforests
- Southern Warm Temperate Rainforests
  - 3045 South Coast Temperate Gully Rainforest
  - 3046 Southeast Warm Temperate Rainforest

Wet sclerophyll forests (shrubby sub-formation)
- Southern Escarpment Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - 3212 Far South Escarpment Damp Flats Forest
  - 3218 Southeast High Mountain Wet Layered Forest
  - 3219 Southeast Mountain Wet Fern Forest
  - 3220 Southeast Tableland Ranges Brown Barrel Fern Forest
  - 3221 Southern Escarpment Messmate Forest

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