Planigale

• Giles's Planigale Planigale gilesi

  

  Giles's planigale is a small marsupial with a flattened triangular head. It shelters in cracks in clay soil and eats arthropods.

• Long-tailed Planigale Planigale ingrami

  

  Ingram's planigale is a marsupial with a tiny body, flattened head, and long tail. It is active at night and uses cracks in the ground for shelter and foraging in the dry season.

• Common Planigale Planigale maculata

  

  This small marsupial lives in northeastern Australia and is marked by its flattened head and large ears.

• Narrow-nosed Planigale Planigale tenuirostris

  

  The Narrow-nosed Planigale is a small marsupial with a flattened, triangular head and a thin tail about as long as its body. It lives in grasslands, shrublands and other habitats in eastern Australia.

• Orange-headed Pilbara Planigale Planigale kendricki

  This small marsupial lives in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It has an orange-tan head and has been recorded around dry rocky ground and stony creek lines.

• New Guinean Planigale Planigale novaeguineae

  The New Guinean Planigale occurs only on New Guinea. In the south of the island, it is reported from coastal plains south of the highlands, where it is restricted to savanna and grassland.

• Cracking-clay Pilbara Planigale Planigale tealei

  Planigale tealei is a small marsupial described from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Almost all records are within the Pilbara.

• Long-tailed Planigale Planigale ingrami

  Ingram's planigale is a marsupial with a tiny body, flattened head, and long tail. It is active at night and uses cracks in the ground for shelter and foraging in the dry season.

• Common Planigale Planigale maculata

  This small marsupial lives in northeastern Australia and is marked by its flattened head and large ears.

• Narrow-nosed Planigale Planigale tenuirostris

  The Narrow-nosed Planigale is a small marsupial with a flattened, triangular head and a thin tail about as long as its body. It lives in grasslands, shrublands and other habitats in eastern Australia.

• Giles's Planigale Planigale gilesi

  Giles's planigale is a small marsupial with a flattened triangular head. It shelters in cracks in clay soil and eats arthropods.