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

Sminthopsis griseoventer is commonly known (its common name) as the Gre-Bellied Dunnart in English. In French (Français), Sminthopsis griseoventer is commonly known as the Souris Marsupiale À Ventre Gris.

Sminthopsis griseoventer 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 Sminthopsis griseoventer is Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1984 (IUCN Red List).

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

Australia (Western Australia) (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

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

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

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

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

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