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Table 4 Categories of broad macrohabitat types, understory microhabitat types, and ground-level structures recorded during point-level surveys
| Habitat variable | Location | Classification | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macrohabitat | NT | Scattered open forest | SF | Scattered tall, limited understory (grass/spinifex) |
| NT | Scrub | S | Thick patches of shrubs | |
| NT, WA | Garden | G | Artificial to semi-natural human vegetated area | |
| WA | Riparian | R | Vegetated patches of native and non-native species | |
| WA | Open paddock | OP | Paddock with no vegetation, grass or bare only | |
| WA | Scrub paddock | SP | Thick patches of shrubs, within an OP | |
| WA | Built environment | BE | Human-built structures, such as sheds, houses | |
| WA | Roadside verge | RV | ||
| WA | Mango plantation | MP | ||
| Understory microhabitat | NT | Spinifex | SX | |
| NT, WA | Grass | G | ||
| NT, WA | Leaf litter | LL | ||
| NT, WA | Shrubs | S | ||
| NT, WA | Pandanus | P | ||
| NT, WA | Hard cover | HC | Piles of metal or wood, tin, pipes and drains, and such like | |
| WA | Built structure | BS | Demountable, cupboard, fridge, and such like | |
| WA | Vines | V | ||
| WA | Mulch | M | ||
| Ground structure | NT | Spinifex | SX | |
| NT | Tree roots | TR | From fallen or eroded trees | |
| NT | Black-soil cracks | BC | ||
| NT | Rock crevice | RC | ||
| NT, WA | Grass | G | ||
| NT, WA | Leaf litter | LL | ||
| NT, WA | Shrubs | S | ||
| NT, WA | Pandanus leaves | PL | ||
| NT, WA | Hard cover | HC | Piles of metal/wood, tin, pipes and drains, and such like | |
| NT, WA | Burrow | B | ||
| NT, WA | Log | L | ||
| WA | Built structure | BS | Demountable, cupboard, fridge, and such like | |
| WA | Vines | V | ||
| WA | Mulch | M |
