sentences:  Localised threats and population declines occur in the form of habitat conversion or destruction, particularly for agricultural use.As a result of its habitat (below ground) and hunting habits (within soil cracks), it is protected from most larger predatory species (Moss, 1988).Research has postulated that fluctuations in rainfall affect the populations of Planigale gilesi and P. tenuirostris (Read, 1988), however little other research has been done into this to confirm whether it is rainfall alone, or the byproduct effect on resources.