mersawa vs New Guinean planigale

Anisoptera costata compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• mersawa is Endangered while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mersawa	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Anisoptera	Planigale
Species	Anisoptera costata	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

mersawa

EN — Endangered

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mersawa

Habitat

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

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.