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Australia

Official name
Commonwealth of Australia
ISO alpha-2 code
AU
ISO alpha-3 code
AUS
ISO numeric-3 code
36
Continent
Oceania
Subscribe to Australia
Assessment ID
201837
Taxon name
Pseudantechinus mimulus
(Thomas, 1906)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pseudantechinus mimulus
(Thomas, 1906)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
dasyuromorphia
Family
dasyuridae
Genus
Pseudantechinus
Species
mimulus
Species authority
(Thomas, 1906)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201830
Taxon name
Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
(Kerr, 1792)
Infrarank
Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
(Kerr, 1792)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
diprotodontia
Family
potoroidae
Genus
Potorous
Species
tridactylus tridactylus
Species authority
(Kerr, 1792)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201829
Taxon name
Potorous platyops
(Gould, 1844)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Potorous platyops
(Gould, 1844)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
diprotodontia
Family
potoroidae
Genus
Potorous
Species
platyops
Species authority
(Gould, 1844)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Extinct
Abbreviated status
EX
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201828
Taxon name
Potorous longipes
Seebeck and Johnston, 1980
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Potorous longipes
Seebeck and Johnston, 1980
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
diprotodontia
Family
potoroidae
Genus
Potorous
Species
longipes
Species authority
Seebeck and Johnston, 1980
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201827
Taxon name
Potorous gilbertii
(Gould, 1841)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Potorous gilbertii
(Gould, 1841)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
diprotodontia
Family
potoroidae
Genus
Potorous
Species
gilbertii
Species authority
(Gould, 1841)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201819
Taxon name
Pipistrellus murrayi
Andrews, 1900
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pipistrellus murrayi
Andrews, 1900
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Pipistrellus
Species
murrayi
Species authority
Andrews, 1900
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201815
Taxon name
Phascolarctos cinereus
(Goldfuss, 1817)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phascolarctos cinereus
(Goldfuss, 1817)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
diprotodontia
Family
phascolarctidae
Genus
Phascolarctos
Species
cinereus
Species authority
(Goldfuss, 1817)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201814
Taxon name
Phascogale pirata
Thomas, 1904
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phascogale pirata
Thomas, 1904
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
dasyuromorphia
Family
dasyuridae
Genus
Phascogale
Species
pirata
Species authority
Thomas, 1904
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201813
Taxon name
Phascogale calura
Gould, 1844
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phascogale calura
Gould, 1844
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
dasyuromorphia
Family
dasyuridae
Genus
Phascogale
Species
calura
Species authority
Gould, 1844
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).
Assessment ID
201808
Taxon name
Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
Gray, 1854
Infrarank
Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
Gray, 1854
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
diprotodontia
Family
macropodidae
Genus
Petrogale
Species
xanthopus xanthopus
Species authority
Gray, 1854
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Australia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Australia
Country ISO code(s)
AUS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Threatened species under the EPBC Act
Threatened species under the EPBC Act. 2009. Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species.html (accessed June 2012).