In Tasmania it preferred the woodlands of the midlands and coastal heath, which eventually became the primary focus of British settlers seeking grazing land for their livestock.[39] The striped pattern may have provided camouflage in woodland conditions,[26] but it may have also served for identification purposes.[40] The animal had a typical home range of between 40 and 80 km2 (15 and 31 sq mi).[28] It appears to have kept to its home range without being territorial; groups too large to be a family unit were sometimes observed together.