Species Planigale gilesi Aitken, 1972
Paucident Planigale
- Planigale gilesi Aitken, P.F. 1972. Planigale gilesi (Marsupialia, Dasyuridae); a new species from the interior of south eastern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 16(10): 1-14 [1].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA M8406 ♂ skin & skull, body in spirit, No. 3 Bore, pastoral property of Anna Creek, SA [28°18´S, 136°29´40˜E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Habitat generally characterized by cracking clays and earths, particularly restricted to riverine flood plains and overflows, swamps, lake shores, bore drains and associated vegetation such as sedges, cane grass, lignum and dense shrubs.
General References
Andrew, D.L. & Settle, G.A. 1982. Observations on the behaviour of species of Planigale (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia) with particular reference to the narrow-nosed planigale (Planigale tenuirostris). pp. 311-324 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Briggs, SV. 1996. Native small mammals and reptiles in cropped and uncropped parts of lakebeds in semiarid Australia. Wildlife Research 23: 629-636
Denny, M.J.S. 1982. Review of Planigale (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia) ecology. pp. 131-138 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Lumsden, L.F. Bennett, A.F. & Robertson, P. 1988. First record of the paucident planigale, Planigale gilesi (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), for Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 105: 81-87
Painter, J. Krajewski, C. & Westerman, M. 1995. Molecular phylogeny of the marsupial genus Planigale (Dasyuridae). Journal of Mammalogy 76: 406-413
Read, D. 1982. Observations on the movements of two arid zone planigales (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia). pp. 227-231 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Read, D.G. 1984. Movements and home ranges of three sympatric dasyurids, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Planigale gilesi, and P. tenuirostris (Marsupialia), in semiarid western New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 11: 223-234
Read, D.G. 1984. Reproduction and breeding season of Planigale gilesi and P. tenuirostris (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Mammalogy 7: 161-173
Read, D.G. 1987. A comparison of growth rates in dependent juveniles of Planigale gilesi and P. tenuirostris (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 35: 161-171
Read, D.G. 1987. Diets of sympatric Planigale gilesi and P. tenuirostris (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): relationships of season and body size. Australian Mammalogy 10: 11-21
Read, D.G. 1987. Habitat use by Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Planigale gilesi and P. tenuirostris (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in semiarid New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 14: 385-395
Read, D.G. 1987. Rate of food passage in Planigale spp. (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Mammalogy 10: 27-28
Read, D.G. 1987. The von Bertalanffy growth model fitted to Planigale gilesi (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) post-weaning data. Journal of Zoology, London 212: 1-5
Read, D.G. 1989. Microhabitat separation and diel activity patterns of Planigale gilesi and P. tenuirostris (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Mammalogy 12: 45-53
Read, D.G. 1995. Giles' Planigale Planigale gilesi. pp. 107-109 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Whitford, D., Fanning, F.D. & White, A.W. 1982. Some information on reproduction, growth and development in Planigale gilesi (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia). pp. 77-81 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Paucident Planigale)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 02-Sep-2019 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 15-Oct-2010 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |