Sandhill Dunnart
Sminthopsis psammophila
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Endangered
Listed since: 1/10/2015
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 17/03/2014
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: None
Priority Species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derive from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
The Sandhill Dunnart is a small, carnivorous marsupial who inhabit sandy, semi-arid areas of southern central Australia, especially where sand dunes occur and spinifex hummock grassland. They shelter during the day in nests made in the centre of large hummock grasses.
Threats
The main identified threats to the Sandhill Dunnart are predation by feral cats and foxes, inappropriate fire regimes and habitat loss and fragmentation.