Planigale
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.
| Planigales | |
|---|---|
| Common planigales | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily: | Sminthopsinae |
| Tribe: | Planigalini Archer, 1982 |
| Genus: | Planigale Troughton, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Planigale brunneus | |
| Species | |
The seven species currently recognized are:
- Paucident planigale, Planigale gilesi
- Long-tailed planigale, Planigale ingrami
- Common planigale, Planigale maculata
- New Guinean planigale, Planigale novaeguineae
- Narrow-nosed planigale, Planigale tenuirostris
- Orange-headed Pilbara planigale, Planigale kendricki
- Cracking-clay Pilbara planigale, Planigale tealei
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