flat millipede vs New Guinean planigale

Polydesmus angustus compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• flat millipede is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat millipede	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Polydesmidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Polydesmus	Planigale
Species	Polydesmus angustus	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

flat millipede and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.