Justification
Despite drastic habitat changes, this species has successfully occupied secondary vegetation. Nevertheless, it qualifies as Vulnerable because of its small population and range, and remains at risk from chance catastrophes.

Threats
Although much forest was destroyed during the period 1917-1964, as a result of phospate mining, the indigenous vegetation has recovered over the last 40 years and it appears that the mining did not change either the distribution or abundance of the species^1,3. There is no hunting or disturbance (given that the human population is low)². Predation by introduced rats (particularly black rat Rattus rattus) may be a problem³ although the species has coexisted with rats for several decades⁵.

Conservation
None is known.

Targets
*Monitor the population. *Assess the threat posed by introduced species. *Consider captive breeding and translocation.