Elected representatives in government are in charge of the policy and funding that can make or break saving threatened species. Their decisions and actions matter.
Forrest has or used to have 22 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Chuditch.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Chuditch
Dasyurus geoffroii
Status: Vulnerable
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Dasyurus geoffroii is found across 14 electorates.
The chuditch previously occurred throughout arid and semi arid Australia, but is now restricted to south-west Western Australia. During the day it mostly rests in hollow logs or earth burrows. It primarily forages on the ground at night, although can be active during the day during the breeding season or during bad weather. It may eat any animal smaller than a rabbit and they can climb trees when hunting or escaping predators.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Invasive species and diseases
Overexploitation and other direct harm from human activities
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
- Austrostipa bronwenae (Austrostipa bronwenae)
- Austrostipa jacobsiana (Austrostipa jacobsiana)
- Summer Honeypot (Banksia mimica)
- Swamp Honeypot (Banksia nivea subsp. uliginosa)
- Whicher Range Dryandra (Banksia squarrosa subsp. argillacea)
- Scott River Boronia (Boronia exilis)
- Ironstone Brachyscias (Brachyscias verecundus)
- Bussell's Spider-orchid (Caladenia busselliana)
- Cape Spider-orchid (Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima)
- Giant Spider-orchid (Caladenia excelsa)
- Harrington's Spider-orchid (Caladenia harringtoniae)
- Hoffman's Spider-orchid (Caladenia hoffmanii)
- King Spider-orchid (Caladenia huegelii)
- Collie Spider Orchid (Caladenia leucochila)
- Lodge's Spider-orchid (Caladenia lodgeana)
- Carbunup King Spider Orchid (Caladenia procera)
- Dunsborough Spider-orchid (Caladenia viridescens)
- Gingin Wax (Chamelaucium sp. Gingin )
- Royce's Waxflower (Chamelaucium sp. S coastal plain )
- Scott River Darwinia (Darwinia ferricola)
- Abba Bell (Darwinia whicherensis)
- Long-leaved Daviesia (Daviesia elongata subsp. elongata)
- Tall Donkey Orchid (Diuris drummondii)
- Dwarf Bee-orchid (Diuris micrantha)
- Purdie's Donkey-orchid (Diuris purdiei)
- Glossy-leafed Hammer Orchid (Drakaea elastica)
- Dwarf Hammer-orchid (Drakaea micrantha)
- Keighery's Eleocharis (Eleocharis keigheryi)
- Meelup Mallee (Eucalyptus x phylacis)
- Metricup Pea (Gastrolobium argyrotrichum)
- Broad-leaved Gastrolobium (Gastrolobium modestum)
- Butterfly-leaved Gastrolobium (Gastrolobium papilio)
- Goodenia arthrotricha (Goodenia arthrotricha)
- Grevillea brachystylis subsp. australis (Grevillea brachystylis subsp. australis)
- Large-flowered Short-styled Grevillea (Grevillea brachystylis subsp. grandis)
- Ironstone Grevillea (Grevillea elongata)
- McCutcheon's Grevillea (Grevillea maccutcheonii)
- Rare Grevillea (Grevillea rara)
- Augusta Kennedia (Kennedia lateritia)
- Western Prickly Honeysuckle (Lambertia echinata subsp. occidentalis)
- Roundleaf Honeysuckle (Lambertia orbifolia)
- Diels' Currant Bush (Leptomeria dielsiana)
- Laterite Petrophile (Petrophile latericola)
- Reedia (Reedia spathacea)
- Selena's Synaphea (Synaphea sp. Fairbridge Farm )
- Synaphea sp. Pinjarra Plain (Synaphea sp. Pinjarra Plain )
- Synaphea sp. Serpentine (Synaphea sp. Serpentine )
- Dwellingup Synaphea (Synaphea stenoloba)
- Southern Tetraria (Tetraria australiensis)
- Long-stalked Featherflower (Verticordia densiflora var. pedunculata)
- Tufted Plumed Featherflower (Verticordia plumosa var. ananeotes)
- Vasse Featherflower (Verticordia plumosa var. vassensis)
- Naturaliste Nancy (Wurmbea calcicola)
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