New Guinean planigale vs Stinking chamomile

Planigale novaeguineae compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• New Guinean planigale is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean planigale	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasyuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Planigale	Anthemis
Species	Planigale novaeguineae	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean planigale	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.