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Planigale tenuirostris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA DASYUROMORPHIA DASYURIDAE

Scientific Name: Planigale tenuirostris
Species Authority: Troughton, 1928
Common Name/s:
English – Narrow-nosed Planigale
French – Planigale À Nex Étroit

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s: Ellis, M., van Weenen, J. & Burnett, S.
Reviewer/s: Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, 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:
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is endemic to Australia, where it is distributed in the eastern interior of the country (Read 2008).
Countries:
Native:
Australia
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Population [top]

Population: It is a locally common species in appropriate habitat (a hectare or more of cracking clay). The population fluctuates with rainfall. There have been declines in the eastern portion of range due to habitat conversion.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is found in open grassland, mallee scrub, and bankside vegetation in areas with cracked clay soils (Read 2008). This species is nocturnal and spends much of its time hunting within the clay cracks. In captivity females give birth to two litters of an average of six young annually, but in the wild probably only a single litter is produced (Read 2008).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There appear to be no major threats to the species. There is a localized threat through habitat conversion to agriculture.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is present in many protected areas.
Citation: Ellis, M., van Weenen, J. & Burnett, S. 2008. Planigale tenuirostris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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