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Long-tailed Planigale
Planigale ingrami (Thomas, 1906)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The long-tailed planigale (Planigale ingrami), also known as Ingram's planigale or the northern planigale, is the smallest of all marsupials, and one of the smallest of all mammals. It is rarely seen but is a quite common inhabitant of the blacksoil plains, clay-soiled woodlands, and seasonally flooded grasslands of Australia's Top End.
Wikipedia contributors, Long-tailed planigale; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:48:03.420055+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Planigale ingrami (Thomas, 1906)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1906)
- Common name
- Long-tailed Planigale
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Dasyuromorphia
- Family
- Dasyuridae
- Genus
- Planigale
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880
- orderDasyuromorphia Gill, 1872
- familyDasyuridae Goldfuss, 1820
- subfamilySminthopsinae Archer, 1982
- genusPlanigale Troughton, 1928
- speciesPlanigale ingrami (Thomas, 1906)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Planigale. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common PlanigalePlanigale maculata (Gould, 1851) | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Guinean PlanigalePlanigale novaeguineae Tate & Archbold, 1941 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Giles's PlanigalePlanigale gilesi Aitken, 1972 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Narrow-nosed PlanigalePlanigale tenuirostris Troughton, 1928 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phascogale ingrami Thomas, 1906 Thomas, 1906 | synonym |
| Planigale subtilissima (Lönnberg, 1913) (Lönnberg, 1913) | synonym |
| Planigale ingrami brunnea Troughton, 1928 Troughton, 1928 | synonym |
| Planigale ingrami ingrami (Thomas, 1906) (Thomas, 1906) | synonym |
| Planigale ingrami subtilissima (Lönnberg, 1913) (Lönnberg, 1913) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=552625 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JJYY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.