Planigale

See also: planigale

Translingual

Planigale maculata

Etymology

plani- +‎ gale, from γαλῆ (galê), γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, ferret, and similar animals”)

Proper noun

Planigale f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – planigales, of Australia and New Guinea.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Metatheria – infraclass; Dasyuromorphia – order; Dasyuridae – family; Sminthopsinae - subfamily; Planigalini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Planigale ingrami (long-tailed planigale) - type species; Planigale gilesi (paucident planigale), Planigale maculata (common planigale), Planigale novaeguineae (New Guinean planigale), Planigale tenuirostris (narrow-nosed planigale) (other species)

Further reading

• Planigale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Planigale on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Planigale on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons