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

Sminthopsis youngsoni is commonly known (its common name) as the Lesser Hairy-Footed Dunnart in English. In French (Français), Sminthopsis youngsoni is commonly known as the Petite Souris Marsupiale À Pieds Poilus.

Sminthopsis youngsoni 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 youngsoni is McKenzie & Archer, 1982 (IUCN Red List).

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

Australia (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

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

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

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

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

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