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Mildura - Local Species

Get a taste of the outback - "the Mallee", situated in north western Victoria, has great national significance and supports a unique range of flora and fauna. The Mallee is home to over 400 different fauna species, many of which are classed as threatened, as well as a range of threatened flora species. The landscape includes sand dunes, red sandstone ridges and some unusual wildlife. Plants and animals of the Mallee are very well adapted to the dry semi-arid environment which exists there. The mallee scrub is home to abundant wildlife, including emus, kangaroos, Mitchell's hopping-mice and lizards. Many bird species are present, including wrens, honeyeaters, whistlers, parrots and mallee fowl.

The Mallee takes its name from the mallee scrub that once covered the region. "Mallee" is an Aboriginal name for a group of eucalypts which grow to a height of 2 - 9 metres, and have many stems arising from a swollen woody base known as a lignotuber. Several layers of vegetation grow in association with Mallee eucalypts, from large shrubs up to 3 m high to very small grasses and forbs, and ephemerals. There is a lot of bare ground and any leaf litter decomposes slowly in the dry conditions. Mallee is also a name given to the type of vegetation community in which the Mallee eucalypts grow. Mallee areas are generally very flat, and without hills or tall trees.

Mildura FMA
Mildura Forest Management Area [PDF File - 656.5 KB]

Flora and Fauna species information



Below are areas of State forest of interest that have species lists associated with them. Species information for the Mildura FMA has been broken up into 3 areas:
  • Northern Forests
  • Sunset Country
  • Big Desert
Mildura FMA - Northern Forests
Area Map:Mildura Forest Management Area - Northern Forests [PDF File - 1.6 MB]
Mildura FMA - Sunset Country
Area Map:Mildura Forest Management Area - Sunset Country State Forests [PDF File - 933.0 KB]
Mildura FMA - Big Desert
Area Map:Mildura Forest Management Area - Big Desert State Forests [PDF File - 715.8 KB]
An explanation of abbreviations and codes used in these lists can be found here:
Explanation of Abbreviations used in Species List [PDF File - 46.8 KB]

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