Boullanger Island Dunnart
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| Sminthopsis boullangerensis Crowther, Dickman & Lynam, 1999 |
The Boullanger Island Dunnart (Sminthopsis boullangerensis) is a species of dunnart found only on Boullanger Island, Western Australia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Grey-bellied Dunnart (S. griseoventer), and was evaluated as such by the IUCN, which classes it as critically endangered. The EPBC Act classifies the Boullanger Island Dunnart as vulnerable.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 36. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Australian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Sminthopsis griseoventer ssp. boullangerensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
- ^ Department of the Environment and Heritage (2007). Sminthopsis griseoventer boullangerensis. Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
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