Sminthopsis fuliginosus is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.

Sminthopsis fuliginosus is commonly known (its common name) as the Sooty Dunnart in English. In French (Français), Sminthopsis fuliginosus is commonly known as the Souris Marsupiale Fuligineuse.

Sminthopsis fuliginosus is classified as data deficient, meaning more data is needed on the species for categorization, 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. Sminthopsis fuliginosus's population trend was unknown at last assessment.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Sminthopsis fuliginosus is (Gould, 1852) (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Sminthopsis fuliginosus is found in the following countries:

Australia (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Sminthopsis fuliginosus is listed as DD ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

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

Assessor: Sminthopsis fuliginosus'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 Sminthopsis fuliginosus:[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Sminthopsis fuliginosus (IUCN Red List).

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