Planigale tenuirostris is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.

Planigale tenuirostris is commonly known (its common name) as the Narrow-Nosed Planigale in English. In French (Français), Planigale tenuirostris is commonly known as the Planigale À Nex Étroit.

Planigale tenuirostris is classified as lower risk-least concern by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Planigale tenuirostris is Troughton, 1928 (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Planigale tenuirostris is found in the following countries:

Australia (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Planigale tenuirostris: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Planigale tenuirostris is listed as LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Planigale tenuirostris's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Planigale tenuirostris's Red List status was evaluated by Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Planigale tenuirostris:

Citations listed by IUCN

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Scott, P. (ed.) 1965. Section XIII. Preliminary List of Rare Mammals and Birds. In: The Launching of a New Ark, pp. 15–207. First Report of the President and Trustees of the World Wildlife Fund. An International Foundation for saving the world's wildlife and wild places 1961–1964. Collins, London.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Planigale tenuirostris (IUCN Red List).

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