Phascogale tapoatafabrush-tailed phascogale  Geographic Range
Phascogale topoatafa has a fragmented distribution, being found
in various parts of Australia, including northern and
southwestern Western Australia, northernmost Northern Territory,
northern and southeastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales,
the southern parts of Victoria, the Cape York peninsula, and
isolated parts of South Australia (Nowak, 1991). There is some
evidence of Phascogale tapoatafa in East Gippsland, though this
has not been confirmed.   Brush-tailed phascogales prefer
eucalyptus forests in Australia for foraging grounds and nesting
sites. They inhabit both humid and arid regions and dense to
open forest (Nowak, 1999). Preferred habitat is open, dry
schlerophyll forest with little ground cover and average
rainfall between 500 and 2000mm (Strahan, 1983). Hollow trees
are preferred for nesting sites (Nowak, 1999).  Physical
Description     • Range mass     110 to 311 g     3.88 to 10.96
oz   • Average basal metabolic rate     0.694