The World’s Smallest Marsupial

The World’s Smallest Marsupial

DISCOVER Magazine

The long-tailed planigale is an itty-bitty but fierce carnivorous mammal found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The smallest species can reach about the size of half a mouse, and the largest about three times that. There are currently seven recognized planigales, and more are being discovered each year.

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