Sminthopsis gilberti

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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.

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:	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
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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.

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.

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.

Bibliography [top]

	Keighery, G. J., Halse, S. A., Harvey, M. S. and McKenzie, N. L. (eds). 2004. A biodiversity survey of the Western Australian Agricultural Zone. Records of the Western Australian Museum, pp. 384. Morris, K. D. and McKenzie, N. L. 2008. Gilbert's Dunnart, Sminthopsis gilberti. In: S. Van Dyck and R. Strahan (eds), The mammals of Australia. Third Edition, pp. 138-139. Reed New Holland, Sydney, Australia.

Keighery, G. J., Halse, S. A., Harvey, M. S. and McKenzie, N. L. (eds). 2004. A biodiversity survey of the Western Australian Agricultural Zone. Records of the Western Australian Museum, pp. 384.

Morris, K. D. and McKenzie, N. L. 2008. Gilbert's Dunnart, Sminthopsis gilberti. In: S. Van Dyck and R. Strahan (eds), The mammals of Australia. Third Edition, pp. 138-139. Reed New Holland, Sydney, Australia.

Citation:	McKenzie, N. 2008. Sminthopsis gilberti. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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