NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Narrow-nosed Planigale
Planigale tenuirostris Troughton, 1928
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 narrow-nosed planigale (Planigale tenuirostris) is a small Australian carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
The narrow-nosed planigale was described by Ellis Le Geyt Troughton in 1928, separating it from the common planigale (P. maculata) with which it had previously been associated.
The scientific name for the species means "slender-snouted flat-weasel".
Wikipedia contributors, Narrow-nosed planigale; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:45.176597+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Planigale tenuirostris Troughton, 1928
- Name authority
- Troughton, 1928
- Common name
- Narrow-nosed 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 tenuirostris Troughton, 1928
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 |
| Long-tailed PlanigalePlanigale ingrami (Thomas, 1906) | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=552629 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:4JJZ4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.