Antechinus agilis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DASYUROMORPHIA	DASYURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Antechinus agilis

Species Authority:

Dickman, Parnaby, Crowther & King, 1998

Common Name/s:

English

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Agile Antechinus, Normanby Antechinus

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Dickman, C., Lunney, D. & Menkhorst, P.

Reviewer/s:

Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, lack of major threats, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

2000	–	Lower Risk/least concern
1996	–	Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Australia, where it is distributed in Victoria and southeast New South Wales. It has an elevational range of sea level to around 2,000 m.
Countries:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

Population:	Locally common.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in a wide variety of forest and heathland habitats. The females give birth to a litter of between six and ten young (Dickman 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species. Some local declines may have occurred through clearing of native vegetation, afforestation with exotic pine trees, changes in fire regimes and predation by owls, and non-native foxes and feral cats (Dickman 2008). Although the species has been known to decline drastically in numbers in some study sites (e.g., Nadgee Nature Reserve), populations can quickly recover.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species. Some local declines may have occurred through clearing of native vegetation, afforestation with exotic pine trees, changes in fire regimes and predation by owls, and non-native foxes and feral cats (Dickman 2008). Although the species has been known to decline drastically in numbers in some study sites (e.g., Nadgee Nature Reserve), populations can quickly recover.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is present in many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is present in many protected areas.

Citation:	Dickman, C., Lunney, D. & Menkhorst, P. 2008. Antechinus agilis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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