ðə spˈiːsiːz wʌz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn ænd ɐɡˈɛn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn baɪ ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən æz "æt ɹˈɪsk: dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ" ˌʌndɚ kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪə "sˈiː tˈuː slˈæʃ wˈʌn tˈoʊɾəl ˈɛɹiə ʌv ˈɑːkjʊpənsi tˈɛn zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ
The species was classified in 2014 and again in 2018 by the Department of Conservation as "At Risk: Declining" under criteria "C(2/1) Total area of occupancy > 10 000