Alternative Titles: planigale, Planigale ingrami
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...tail is thickly furred and resembles a bottle brush when the hairs are erected. Tuans are arboreal but may raid poultry yards. In both appearance and behaviour the flat-skulled marsupial mice, or planigales ( Planigale), are similar to the true shrews ( Sorex). The Red Data Book lists the eastern jerboa marsupial, or kultarr ( Antechinomys laniger), of Australia as...
...from muzzle to tail tip, and a weight of up to 90 kg (about 200 pounds). The smallest are the planigales, especially the long-tailed planigale ( Planigale ingrami), measuring barely 12 cm (4.7 inches) in total length. Most marsupials range from the size of a squirrel to that of a medium-size dog.