Planigale maculata

Planigale maculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyuromorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Dasyuromorphia

Familia: Dasyuridae
Subfamilia: Sminthopsinae
Tribus: Planigalini
Genus: Planigale
Species: Planigale maculata
Subspecies (2): P. m. maculata – P. m. sinualis

Name

Planigale maculata (Gould, 1851)

• Holotype: BMNH 1853.10.22.21, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by J. Strange.
• Type locality: “in the brushes near the river Clarence, a little to the south-ward of Moreton Bay”, New South Wales, Australia.

Combinations

• Antechinus maculatus Gould, 1851: unpaginated; pl. 44 [original combination]
• Planigale maculata — Archer, 1976: 346 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gould, J. 1845–1863. The Mammals of Australia. 3 volumes, 13 parts. Personal publication: London. LXI + 730pp, 182 plates. Volume I: BHL, Volume II: BHL, Volume III: BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

беларуская: Карлікавая сумчатая мыш
English: Common Planigale
español: Ratón marsupial pigmeo
polski: Ryjowniczka karłowata, płaskogłówka malutka

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