Planigale

See also: planigale

Translingual

Planigale maculata

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

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