Bp ;i century ago. Radio carbon 

 j u iiiig of charcoal from Layer 4. 

 jrn deep, has given an age of 

 n(|-j 45 years H.P. 



Other mammal remains recovered 

 fn>m this layei included ffdtfftt 

 mfralitb Rtttm fustfprt «.v.w'/r//7n. 



mtfitlhuilSh Irticopuw Pcruimlis n<o- 

 nnd Ttichomrm vufrreubi, All 

 irresc species presently occur in the 

 C.kn Aire district. 



Disc i ssios. 

 The present distribution of Mmlu- 

 Kfjv is considered to he relict hv 

 fdaby aiul Wimbush I I V^i4). This 

 h vuppnrled by the observations of 

 Green and Ihose of the pre- 



sent anlhoi. though the distribution 

 of |hc living species in Victoria is 

 nL m sh.6Ml to be much wider Ihait 

 previously reported. Wakelield I 19671 

 M Green I 1 46S ) have also demon- 

 -iruled wider distribution as a sub- 

 fossil. U is probable thai future 

 investigation in Victoria, particularly 

 in ihe alpine regions will show con- 

 tinuity wilh New South Wales popu 

 ;.,l,ons, even though colonies may he 

 aisjunei 



In Victoria, the reported h.ibitar 

 for Muvw omv* has been the dense 

 undergrowth associated with wet 

 Hicrophyll loresl. dominated by 



Ekfti/ypiuv regruws or E. dhtiguo, at 

 .Iiiludcs below 700 m (2300 It). "I be 

 S.ihiiat at Kalnrama. Bclgrave. Pcnnys 

 Saddle. Aire Valley and Bcnwcrnn 

 is ul (In-, lypc. The micro-habitat in 

 which M<iu<wom\.\ was toilette) al 

 Mounl St. Bernard is wet sedge-land 

 IhK form of habitat has been 

 '•.-p.., red hv Green ( 1968 1 at t radlc 



Mountarru httmanra. although ih.it 



..tea lacks top cover as is provided 

 hv L. tielBjptltnSti HI Mount St. Bcr- 

 ferd I he Mount Baw Baw veectation 



s different f" 1 "' otter vUumau 



,oca lines ul which rV/ffrW<WLVu has 

 Vcn collected The single specimen 



November, 1971 



so lur collecled was taken in / 

 tfOUdUtfrti woodland, hui close to 

 t.vlensive areas of wet alpine heath 

 land, similar to thai described by 

 (alaby and Wimbush |l%4| for 

 Whites River. Vlouni Kosiusko, New 

 South Wales and alpine regions in 

 I asrn.inia (Green 1968). The indi- 

 vidual concerned may have been 

 cxinilimital from the hcathland vege- 

 tation association. The Falls C reek 

 habitat is also similar to other high 

 altitude associations reported. 



lite occurrence of Mnxinromys at 

 Carlisle River is of some significance 

 The habitat at this localily is structur- 

 ally simitur lo alpine heathl.ind bill 

 wilh a much lower rainfall. Wake- 

 field ( 196 s) has reported the presence 

 ol Mmtti&mja las a sublossill in 

 drier zones of Victoria. It is possible 

 thai living Muxtuvomy* may be pre- 

 sent in isolated colonies in similar 

 wet heath in the Grampian* and 

 south-western Victoria. 



At all sites examined, the popula 

 lion density of Ma\i,t< om?s has been 

 low. Calaby and Wimbush (1964). 

 Warnckc I 1 960) and Green (196X1 

 have all reported a similar situation, 

 and Calabv and Wimbush point out 

 iliac m all situations \1o\turutnx\ is 

 associated With one or more species 

 of Ku///a in much greater abundnnce 

 This is also the situation with all 

 localities so far reported in Victoria. 



I am indebted to Mr. R. M Warn- 

 eke. Fisheries and Wildlife Depart 

 flfcffl. Victoria, foi pcrmivsion to 

 include valuable unpublished material 

 and for his critical appraisal of the 

 manuscript. My thank* also are due 

 lo the Mamma! Survey Group. 

 I x.c V . for permission lo include 

 unpublished material Ironi their stir 

 \ rjMfc and Mr, N. A Wakefield 



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