long-tailed planigale

noun

A very small mouse-like marsupial, Planigale ingrami, native to floodplains and woodlands of northern Australia.

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nounlong-tailed planigale (plural long-tailed planigales)

plural long-tailed planigales

  1. A very small mouse-like marsupial, Planigale ingrami, native to floodplains and woodlands of northern Australia.

    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).

    2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 57
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