planigale
See also: Planigale
English
A narrow-nosed planigale
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
planigale (plural planigales)
- Any species of the genus Planigale of small insectivorous marsupials endemic to Australia and New Guinea.
- 2006, Michael Allaby, Tropical Forests, page 156,
- The kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) might pass for a kangaroo rat, except for being about half the size, and the pygmy planigale (Planigale maculata) looks very much like a house mouse (Mus musculus), but smaller.
- 2008, Mark Carwardine, Animal Records, page 79,
- The two main contenders[for smallest marsupial] are the rare long-tailed planigale (Planigale ingrami), a flat-skulled shrew-like creature found in northern Australia, and the rather similar pilbara ningaui (Ningaui timealeyi) from northwestern Australia.
- 2013, Astrid Judge, Plant and Animal Conservation, page 12,
- Dunnarts in turn compete with smaller native mammals, such as ningauis and planigales.
- 2006, Michael Allaby, Tropical Forests, page 156,
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