Newly Discovered Tiny Marsupial Found in the NT Joins the Planigale Genus
June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026
BRISBANE, Australia, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news:
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Newly discovered tiny marsupial found in the NT joins the planigale genus
The world's tiniest marsupials, the planigales, have just gained a new species, after extensive genetic and morphological analysis led by QUT ecologists.
* Planigale petrophila, a new distinct species found in the rocky slopes in Kakadu National Park
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Newly discovered tiny marsupial found in the NT joins the planigale genus
The world's tiniest marsupials, the planigales, have just gained a new species, after extensive genetic and morphological analysis led by QUT ecologists.
* Planigale petrophila, a new distinct species found in the rocky slopes in Kakadu National Park