Forests dominated by tree species such as myrtle (Nothofagus cunninghami) sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum), celery top pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius), leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida), and blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), in which eucalypts comprise less than 5% of the crown cover. It generally occurs in areas with high rainfall.