Planigale
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Planigale maculata
See also: planigale
Translingual
Etymology
plani- + gale, from γαλῆ (galê), γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, ferret, and similar animals”)
Proper noun
Planigale f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – planigales, of Australia and New Guinea.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Metatheria – infraclass; Dasyuromorphia – order; Dasyuridae – family; Sminthopsinae - subfamily; Planigalini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Planigale ingrami (long-tailed planigale) - type species; Planigale gilesi (paucident planigale), Planigale maculata (common planigale), Planigale novaeguineae (New Guinean planigale), Planigale tenuirostris (narrow-nosed planigale) (other species)
Further reading
Planigale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Planigale on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Planigale on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
