The Boullanger Island dunnart (''Sminthopsis boullangerensis'') is a species of

dunnart Dunnart is a common name for species of the genus ''Sminthopsis'', narrow-footed marsupials the size of a European mouse. They have a largely insectivorous diet. Taxonomy The genus name ''Sminthopsis'' was published by Oldfield Thomas in 18 ...

found only on

Boullanger Island Boullanger Island () lies off the coast of Western Australia and covers an area of about . The nearest settlement is the mainland town of Jurien Bay. The island is part of the Jurien Bay Marine Park which was declared in August 2003 – the ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the

grey-bellied dunnart The grey-bellied dunnart (''Sminthopsis griseoventer''), alternately spelled gray-bellied dunnart, was described by the same people Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry along with the Kangaroo Island dunnart, Gilbert's dunnart and little long-tailed du ...

(''S. griseoventer''), for which reason it was not assessed by the

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in 2008 (although it was classed as critically endangered in the 1996 list). The

EPBC Act The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and cultu ...

classifies the Boullanger Island dunnart as vulnerable.

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Dasyuromorphs Mammals of Western Australia Marsupials of Australia Mammals described in 1999 {{WesternAustralia-stub

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