Devil's Bit vs New Guinean planigale

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Acanthaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ruellia	Planigale
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).