Planigale tealei
Mammalia · Dasyuromorphia · Dasyuridae
The cracking-clay Pilbara planigale, formerly known as Planigale sp. Mt Tom Price, is a species of planigale first described in 2023. It is one of the smallest planigales, making it one of the smallest of all marsupials and mammals. The cracking-clay Pilbara planigale lives in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where it co-occurs with the similar and also newly recognised orange-headed Pilbara planigale. Both species had historically been mistaken for either the common planigale, or long-tailed planigale ; neither of which are now known to occur in the Pilbara.
Fun Fact
It is one of the smallest planigales, making it one of the smallest of all marsupials and mammals.
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Preying mostly on insects and their larvae, small lizards, and young mammals almost as large as itself.
Lifespan
To be updated