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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
Long-tailed Planigales are one of the smallest marsupials. They are found mainly on cracking clay grasslands. The diet includes a wide range of invertebrate species and small vertebrates. They shelter mostly in cracks in the soil.
Females give birth to between four and eight young and adults may live to breed in more than one season (Fisher and Baker 2023).
Females give birth to between four and eight young and adults may live to breed in more than one season (Fisher and Baker 2023).
Range:
The Long-tailed Planigale is endemic to Australia, where it has been recorded mainly across the northern part of the country. It also occurs in the north-eastern corner of South Australia.
Conservation:
Long-tailed Planigales occur in many protected areas.