Numbat
Myrmecobius fasciatus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 324
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The numbat (; binomen: Myrmecobius fasciatus), also known as the noombat or walpurti, is an insectivorous marsupial. It is diurnal and its diet consists almost exclusively of termites. The species was once widespread across southern Australia, but is now restricted to several small colonies in Western Australia.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Numbat”.