 It is currently evaluated as endangered by the IUCN, a designation it has maintained since 2004.From 1988 to 1996, it was evaluated as possibly extinct, and from 1996 to 2004 it was evaluated as data deficient.It meets the criteria to be listed as an endangered species because its area of occupancy is likely less than , all individuals are likely in fewer than five locations, and the extent of its habitat is in decline.