The range extends from southern China through much of Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, from The Kimberley, across The Top End and the East coast from monsoon forest, littoral rainforest and occasionally in more open forest types.
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Occurring as far south as the Hunter River, New South Wales, north to Torres Strait across the Top End of the Northern Territory and monsoon forest, drier rainforest, as well as littoral rainforest, and rainforest by streams.
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Within the forest, population density was found to be around 70 per km 2, close to that on their initial introduction 140 years ago, perhaps because of the possibility that their habitat is a uniquely suitable mosaic of grassland and monsoon forest.
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On the higher islands and somewhat wetter islands, exclusively in mountainous areas, like Santo Antao island, the climate is suitable for the development of dry monsoon forest, and laurel forest as this vegetation is believed to have been present in the past.
