Fimbry vs New Guinean planigale

Fimbristylis littoralis compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fimbry New Guinean planigale
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Cyperaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Fimbristylis Planigale
Species Fimbristylis littoralis Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fimbry

No description available.

New Guinean planigale

No description available.

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