Sminthopsis macroura

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:

Sminthopsis macroura

Species Authority:

(Gould, 1845)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Stripe-faced Dunnart
French	–	Souris Marsupiale À Face Rayée

Taxonomic Notes:

Sminthopsis macroura likely represents at least three separate species (Blacket et al. 2001).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Woinarski, J. & Dickman, C.

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, 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 widespread over much of arid and semi-arid inland Australia. The species range has been lost from the agricultural band of south-east New South Wales and Victoria.
Countries:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species (Morton and Dickman 2008).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in tussock and spinifex grasslands, shrubland, and rocky areas. Females generally give birth to two litters of around eight young in captivity, but it is unknown how many litters are produced in the wild (Woolley 1990; Morton and Dickman 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species. There are localized threats from high levels of cattle and sheep grazing, which seemed to have played a role in the loss of this species in the south-eastern part of its range (Frank and Soderquist 2005).

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species. There are localized threats from high levels of cattle and sheep grazing, which seemed to have played a role in the loss of this species in the south-eastern part of its range (Frank and Soderquist 2005).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in a number of protected areas. Taxonomic work is needed to determine if this is a species complex.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in a number of protected areas. Taxonomic work is needed to determine if this is a species complex.

Citation:	Woinarski, J. & Dickman, C. 2008. Sminthopsis macroura. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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