Russell A. Mittermeier;Don E. Wilson
Planigale
Sign in to saveThe genus Planigale are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the tribe Planigalini of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. The genus has long been known to contain several cryptic species. Of the five Planigale species currently recognized, two (P. ingrami and P. maculata) are known species complexes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDasyuromorphia
- FamilyDasyuridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 95
- Family
- Dasyuridae
- Collections
- ANWC, AMNH, NMV, AM, SAMA, QM
- Recorded in
- Australia, Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Planigale maculata - Gould.jpg
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- taxon name
- Planigale
- Commons category
- Planigale
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Planigale
- endemic to
- Australia
- taxon author citation
- Troughton, 1928
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The genus Planigale are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the tribe Planigalini of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. The genus has long been known to contain several cryptic species. Of the five Planigale species currently recognized, two (P. ingrami and P. maculata) are known species complexes.
The seven species currently recognized are: Paucident planigale, Planigale gilesi Long-tailed planigale, Planigale ingrami Orange-headed Pilbara planigale, Planigale kendricki Common planigale, Planigale maculata New Guinean planigale, Planigale novaeguineae Cracking-clay Pilbara planigale, Planigale tealei Narrow-nosed planigale, Planigale tenuirostris
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Planigale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.