Minute bladder bug vs New Guinean planigale

Loricula pselaphiformis compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Minute bladder bug	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Microphysidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Loricula	Planigale
Species	Loricula pselaphiformis	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

Minute bladder bug and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Minute bladder bug

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Minute bladder bug	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Minute bladder bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.