Planigale
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The genus Planigale are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the Planigalini tribe of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. There are five species:
- Paucident Planigale, Planigale gilesi
- Long-tailed Planigale, Planigale ingrami
- Common Planigale, Planigale maculata
- New Guinean Planigale, Planigale novaeguineae
- Narrow-nosed Planigale, Planigale tenuirostris
[edit] References
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 36-37. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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