Conservation status of the chuditch according to different authorities. Table 1. Year Listing Jurisdiction Legislation/Authority Conservation Status/Rank listed Status Status inadequately known - survey 1965 - required or data sought Changed Endangered 1994 status in 1996 International IUCN Changed Vulnerable (VU C1 version 2.3 1996 status in (1994)) 2008 Near Threatened (NT version 3.1 2008 Current (2001)) Replaced by Endangered Species Protection Endangered 1992 EPBC Act Act 1992 Superseded 1992 Action Plan for Australian Endangered 1992 by 1996 Marsupials and Monotremes action plan National 1996 Action Plan for Australian Vulnerable 1996 Current Marsupials and Monotremes Environment Protection and Vulnerable 1999 Current Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Second Schedule - Fauna which is Changed rare, or otherwise in need of special 1983 status in protection 1988 Western Schedule 1 Fauna that is rare or Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 – Australia likely to become extinct. Ranked as 1988 Current Vulnerable using IUCN criteria C1 version 3.1 (2001) South National Parks and Wildlife Act Endangered - Current Australia 1972 Queensland Extinct - Current Nature Conservation Act 1992 Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Extinct - Current Territory Act 2000 New South Threatened Species Not listed - Current Wales Conservation Act 1995 and Fauna Guarantee Act Victoria Not listed - Current 1988 Australian The Nature Conservation Act Capital Not listed - Current 1980 Territory Threatened Species Protection Tasmania Not Listed - Current Act 1995 Chuditch have a short average life span and, within their present range, are patchily distributed at low densities even in high quality habitat. Chuditch populations are consequently vulnerable to extinction due to chance events or normal environmental fluctuations as well as natural catastrophes and habitat destruction (Shaffer 1981; Soulé 1985).
Table 1. Conservation status of the chuditch according to different authorities. Jurisdiction Legislation/Authority Conservation Status/Rank Year listed Listing Status International IUCN Status inadequately known - survey required or data sought 1965 - Endangered 1994 Changed status in 1996 Vulnerable (VU C1 version 2.3 (1994)) 1996 Changed status in 2008 Near Threatened (NT version 3.1 (2001)) 2008 Current National Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 Endangered 1992 Replaced by EPBC Act 1992 Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes Endangered 1992 Superseded by 1996 action plan 1996 Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes Vulnerable 1996 Current Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Vulnerable 1999 Current Western Australia Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 Second Schedule - Fauna which is rare, or otherwise in need of special protection 1983 Changed status in 1988 Schedule 1 – Fauna that is rare or likely to become extinct. Ranked as Vulnerable using IUCN criteria C1 version 3.1 (2001) 1988 Current South Australia National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Endangered - Current Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 Extinct - Current Northern Territory Territory Parks and Wildlife Act 2000 Extinct - Current New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Not listed - Current Victoria and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Not listed - Current Australian Capital Territory The Nature Conservation Act 1980 Not listed - Current Tasmania Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 Not Listed - Current Chuditch have a short average life span and, within their present range, are patchily distributed at low densities even in high quality habitat. Chuditch populations are consequently vulnerable to extinction due to chance events or normal environmental fluctuations as well as natural catastrophes and habitat destruction (Shaffer 1981; Soulé 1985).
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