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The common planigale, aka pygmy planigale or coastal planigale, is a small carnivorous (eats meat) marsupial that hails from northern and eastern Australia, as well as Great Keppel Island. They can be found in sclerophyll forests (vegetation that has adapted to long periods of dry, hot weather), rainforests, grasslands, marshlands, […]

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