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Sminthopsis gilberti

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA DASYUROMORPHIA DASYURIDAE

Scientific Name: Sminthopsis gilberti
Species Authority: Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1984
Common Name/s:
English – Gilbert's Dunnart
French – Souris Marsupiale De Gilbert

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s McKenzie, N.
Evaluator/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: Gilbert's Dunnart is endemic to Australia. It is restricted to Western Australia, where it is found from the Darling Scarp near Perth and across the central and southern wheat belt, with outlying populations on the Roe Plain (Morris and McKenzie 2008).
Countries:
Native:
Australia
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Gilbert's Dunnart is a common species (Morris and McKenzie 2008). It was one of the most common species recorded during a 2000-2002 wheatbelt survey (Keighery et al. 2004).
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is found in heathland, mallee, shrubland, and open woodlands (Morris and McKenzie 2008). One female captured had seven young (Morris and McKenzie 2008).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There appear to be no major threats to Gilbert's Dunnart. Salinity and rising water tables through land degradation is a threat to remnant habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The species has been recorded from several protected areas including the Tuttanning Flora and Fauna Reserve, Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, and Nuytsland Nature Reserves.
Citation: McKenzie, N. 2008. Sminthopsis gilberti. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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