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Articles - Planigalinae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | The former subfamily Planigalinae contained the planigales and the ningaui: very small marsupial carnivores native to Australia which are, like the quolls, antechinuses, dibblers, Tasmanian Devil, and many others, part of the biological order Dasyuromorphia: the carnivorous marsupials. |
 | | The subfamily is now contained in the Sminthopsinae subfamily, and the two genera are split between two different tribes; the planigales are by themselves in their own tribe, while the ninguai are lumped with the dunnarts and the Kultarr. |
 | | All members of the subfamily are very small, ranging from Giles´ Planigale at just over 10 grams to the smallest marsupial of all, the 4.3 gram Long-tailed Planigale. |
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