New Guinean Planigale
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Planigale novaeguineae Tate & Archbold, 1941 |
The New Guinean Planigale (Planigale novaeguineae), also known as the Papuan Planigale, is a species of small marsupial carnivore native to New Guinea. It is the only member of its genus to be classified as threatened by the IUCN.[2]
[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, 37. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Planigale novaeguineae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-26.