New Guinean planigale vs River Maple

Planigale novaeguineae compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• New Guinean planigale is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean planigale	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Planigale	Acer
Species	Planigale novaeguineae	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean planigale	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).