vs New Guinean planigale

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Chordariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Asperococcus	Planigale
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.