The tiny, mouse-like planigales are some of the smallest marsupials around – and there are two more species of them than anybody realised.
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A new list of 404 Australian mammal species is a crucial conservation step in the face of the ongoing extinction crisis.
Only three specimens of the blue-grey mouse ever existed, and two are lost. We plunged into a search for the third, in the hope we might find the species isn’t extinct at all – just missing.
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Associate Professor in Ecology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology
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Curator of Mammals, Western Australian Museum; Curtin University
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Research associate, Western Australian Museum
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The University of Melbourne
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Associate Director, Collection Enhancement Project, Australian Museum
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Principal Research Scientist, Terrestrial Vertebrates, Australian Museum
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Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
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Scientific Officer, Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics, Australian Museum