Planigale novaeguineae

Tate & Archbold, 1941

Papuan Planigale

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Subfamily : Planigalinae
Genus : Planigale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tate, G.H.H. and Archbold, R. 1941-01-30. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 31. New rodents and marsupials from New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 1101:1-9.

Original name as described

Planigale novaeguineae

Other common names

New Guinean Planigale

Type material

AMNH M-108561

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Rona Falls, Laloki River (vicinity of Port Moresby), 250 m, Central Prov., Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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