Myrmecobius fasciatus (numbat) GENERA MAMMALIUM
MARSUPIALIA.
MYRMECOBIIDAE
Myrmecobius fasciatus.
Date 1919
Author Angel Cabrera; Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Spain)
Full title Genera mammalium, por Angel Cabrera. Monotremata, Marsupialia (con 19 láminas en color)
Page numbers Marsupialia. Lam. VII
Names Marsupialia; Myrmecobius fasciatus
BHL Page URL https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32474809
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGenera_mammalium_%286260711586%29.jpg
The numbat, noombat or walpurti (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a small marsupial that is native to southern Australia. The numbat is diurnal and feeds almost exclusively on termites. It has a long, narrow face with a pointed nose and an exceptionally long tongue that can extend to at least 5cm beyond the tip of its nose. The species was once widespread across southern Australia, but is now restricted to several small colonies in Western Australia.
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Myrmecobiidae
Genus: Myrmecobius
Species: Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836
