Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Dasyuromorphia Gill, 1872
       Family Dasyuridae Goldfuss, 1820 - marsupial "mice" and "cats", and Tasmanian devil
         Subfamily Sminthopsinae Archer, 1982
           Tribe Planigalini Archer, 1982
             Genus Planigale Troughton, 1928 - flat-skulled marsupial "mice"
               Planigale maculata (Gould, 1851) Archer, 1976 - common planigale
                 Planigale maculata sinualis (Thomas, 1926)