Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. nova

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae



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Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. nova

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

Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. nova is commonly known (its common name) as the Boullanger Island Dunnart or the Gray-Bellied Dunnart in English. In French (Français), Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. nova is commonly known as the Souris Marsupiale De Boullanger.

Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. nova is classified as critically endangered 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 griseoventer ssp. nova's population trend was decreasing at last assessment, meaning its numbers are declining in the wild.




Country Distribution: Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. nova 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 ssp. nova: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

Major Habitat(s): 10.1 Coastline - Rocky Shores 10.2 Coastline - Sand, Shingle or Pebble Shores (IUCN Red List).

Range: This taxon is considered to be a distinct, undescribed subspecies which is different to the mainland form. It is apparently restricted to Bollanger Island in Julien Bay, Southwestern Australia. (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. nova is listed as CR B1+2e, C2b    ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

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

Assessor: Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. nova'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 ssp. nova:

Citations listed by IUCN

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. .

(IUCN Red List).

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

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