It is not threatened with extinction, but human activities, such as hunting, habitat destruction, and the introduction of foreign predatory species and parasites, have reduced its distribution in Australia.
Non se atopa en perigo de extinción, pero actividades humanas coma a caza, a destrución do hábitat e a introdución de especies depredadores e parasitos estranxeiros, diminuíron a distribución do equidna de fociño curto en Australia.