ACT Threatened Fauna Habitat Maps for 24 Species

ACTGOV Threatened Fauna Habitat is a geospatial dataset showing known and predicted habitat for terrestrial mammals, reptiles, birds, and invertebrates listed as threatened in the Australian Capital Territory. The data is based on verified records and vegetation types, covering 24 species across categories like Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable. It was published by the ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify potential development conflicts based on modelled habitat areas for species like the Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon.
• Plan conservation corridors based on known habitat extents for mammals such as the Greater Glider.
• Assess regional biodiversity status based on the presence of threatened species like the Golden Sun Moth and Striped Legless Lizard.

Strengths

• Covers 24 distinct threatened species across multiple taxonomic groups.
• Habitat areas are based on verified records and vegetation type.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including KML, GeoJSON, and ArcGIS REST API.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset explicitly excludes threatened bird habitat and several other regionally important species.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi), author environment_ACTGOV.

Collection Method

Habitat areas are based on verified records, vegetation type and extent, and may be modelled or generalised.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:04:21.922106; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia.