Planigale subtilissima

(Lönnberg, 1913)

Kimberley Planigale

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Lönnberg, E. 1913-09-26. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. I. Mammals. Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 52(3):1-10.

Original name as described

Phascogale subtilissima

Type material

NHRM 582482

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"a plain near Noonkambah", Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from P. ingrami

Taxonomy notes citation

Umbrello, L.S., Westerman, M., Travouillon, K.J., Blacket, M.J., Cameron, S.F., Mulder, E. and Baker, A.M. 2026. Untangling the long-tailed planigale (Dasyuridae: Planigale ingrami) species complex: four species revealed using integrative taxonomy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 207(2):zlag082. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag082

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

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