Order Dasyuromorphia Author Colin P. Groves text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 29 37 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353066 1-56098-217-9 7353066 Planigale novaeguineae Tate and Archbold, 1941 . Am. Mus. Novit., 1101:7 . TYPE LOCALITY: Papua New Guinea , Central Prov., Rona Falls, Laloki River (vicinity of Port Moresby ), 250 m . DISTRIBUTION: S New Guinea . STATUS: Uncommon.