Pseudantechinus bilarni is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.

Pseudantechinus bilarni is commonly known (its common name) as the Sandstone Dibbler in English.

Pseudantechinus bilarni is classified as lower risk-least concern by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Pseudantechinus bilarni is (Johnson, 1954) (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Pseudantechinus bilarni is found in the following countries:

Australia (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Pseudantechinus bilarni: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Pseudantechinus bilarni is listed as LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Pseudantechinus bilarni's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Pseudantechinus bilarni's Red List status was evaluated by Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Pseudantechinus bilarni:

Citations listed by IUCN

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Groves, C.P. 1993. Order Dasyuromorphia. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd Edition. pp.29-37. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. and Morris, K. (compilers) 1996. Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. IUCN/SSC Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group. .

Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Pseudantechinus bilarni (IUCN Red List).

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