Ningaui timealeyi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DASYUROMORPHIA	DASYURIDAE

Scientific Name:	Ningaui timealeyi
Species Authority:	Archer, 1975
Common Name/s: English – Pilbara Ningaui French – Ningaui Pilbara

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Burbidge, A.
Reviewer/s:	Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: Listed as Least Concern as it is common, relatively widespread, and present in some protected areas, and there are no major threats to it.
History:	1996 – Lower Risk/least concern 1996 – Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The Pilbara Ningaui is endemic to Australia, where it is found mainly in the Pilbara region, but also in the Gascoyne region and the Little Sandy Desert of Western Australia.
Countries:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

Population:	The species is reasonably abundant in suitable habitat.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The Pilbara Ningaui is found in semi-arid spinifex grasslands on outwash plains close to rocky outcrops and ridges (Dunlop et al. 2008). Females gives birth to usually five or six young. Animals can survive into a second breeding season (Dunlop et al. 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

The Pilbara Ningaui is present in the Hamersley Range National Park and Chichester Range National Park. The species is also found in the Meentheena pastoral lease station, which is being converted into a conservation area.

Bibliography [top]

Dunlop, J. N., Cooper, N. K. and Teale, R. J. 2008. Pilbara Ningaui, Ningaui timealeyi. In: S. Van Dyck and R. Strahan (eds), The mammals of Australia. Third Edition, pp. 119-120. Reed New Holland, Sydney, Australia.