Grey-bellied Dunnart
Sminthopsis griseoventer
Red List assessment
Least Concernon the IUCN Red List
- EXExtinct
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- CRCritically Endangered
- ENEndangered
- VUVulnerable
- NTNear Threatened
- LCLeast Concern
The IUCN Red List assesses the Grey-bellied Dunnart as Least Concern.
- Genus
- Sminthopsis
- Red List category
- Least Concern
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
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Questions about the Grey-bellied Dunnart
Is the Grey-bellied Dunnart endangered?
The IUCN Red List assesses the Grey-bellied Dunnart as Least Concern. The species is widespread and abundant enough not to qualify for any threatened category. It does not mean the species is safe forever, only that nothing in the current data raises an alarm.
What is the scientific name of the Grey-bellied Dunnart?
The Grey-bellied Dunnart is Sminthopsis griseoventer.
Other species in the genus Sminthopsis
Sources
Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Sminthopsis griseoventer. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .