long-tailed planigale

English

Noun

long-tailed planigale (plural long-tailed planigales)

1. A very small mouse-like marsupial, Planigale ingrami, native to floodplains and woodlands of northern Australia.
   • 2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 57:

     An unusual adaptation is that of the long-tailed planigale (Planigale ingrami), one of the world's smallest mammals (the average male adult weighs 4.2 grams).