The genus Planigale are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the Planigalini
tribe of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. There are five species: Paucident Planigale, Planigale gilesi Long-tailed Planigale,
Planigale ingrami Common Planigale, Planigale maculata New Guinean Planigale, Planigale novaeguineae Narrow-nosed Planigale,
Planigale tenuirostris