This species is widespread in the Western Cape province. At the time of assessment, it had 575 observations posted by citizen scientists on the iNaturalist platform from across its known range. This is an indication that while the species may be facing threats such as habitat degradation and loss, harvesting and competition from invasive alien species, it is still locally abundant and widespread across its range.

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