He was also the first European to see and describe the numbat.

Its closest living relative is thought to be either the Tasmanian devil or numbat.

The numbat is an emblem of Western Australia and protected by conservation programs.

The only marsupial fully active by day, the numbat spends most of its time searching for termites.

As its name implies, the rusty numbat was said to have a more reddish coat than the surviving subspecies.

Despite the encouraging degree of success so far, the numbat remains at considerable risk of extinction and is classified as an endangered species.

Genetic studies have shown the ancestors of the numbat diverged from other marsupials between 32 and 42 million years ago, during the late Eocene.

Some rare fauna are thought to inhabit the area including the Woylie, Numbat and the Tammar.

An intensive research and conservation program since 1980 has succeeded in increasing the numbat population substantially, and reintroductions to fox-free areas have begun.

ARKive - images and movies of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

Like many ant-eating animals, the numbat has an unusually long, narrow tongue, coated with sticky saliva produced by large submandibular glands.

Rare creatures like the numbat, chuditch, wopilkara and djoongari are part of the zoo's breeding programs, which restore near-extinct species to the wild.

The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a pouchless marsupial from open woodlands in western Australia.

However, some of the broad-footed marsupial mice have only folds of skin instead of true pouches, and the numbat lacks a pouch entirely.

The numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), also known as the banded anteater, or walpurti, is a marsupial found in Western Australia.

Unlike most other marsupials, the numbat is diurnal, largely because of the constraints of having a specialised diet without having the usual physical equipment for it.

Another detour takes visitors to the Numbats Under Threat exhibit, which showcases the endangered Australian numbat along with rufous whistlers.

However, research published in Genome Research in January 2009 suggests the numbat may be more basal than the devil and more closely related to the thylacine.

The numbat is able to block the opening of its nest, with the thick hide of its rump, to prevent a predator being able to access the burrow.

The carnivorous marsupials-order Dasyuromorphia-are represented by two surviving families: the Dasyuridae with 51 members, and the Myrmecobiidae with the numbat as its sole surviving member.

Major populations of three nationally endangered species exist in the woodlands: the woylie, the red tailed phascogale, and over 50 percent of the total known population of numbat.

While the numbat has relatively powerful claws for its size, it is not strong enough to get at termites inside their concrete-like mounds, so must wait until the termites are active.

These include the Woylie, Quenda, Tammar Wallaby, Quokka, Numbat and Western Ringtail Possum.

The numbat genus Myrmecobius is the sole member of the family Myrmecobiidae, one of the three families that make up the order Dasyuromorphia, the Australian marsupial carnivores.

Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after the numbat (banded anteater), a native animal of Australia.

He was also the first European to see and describe the numbat.

Some 20 species of native mammals, including the reintroduced numbat, have been recorded.

Its closest living relative is thought to be either the Tasmanian devil or the numbat.

A numbat is a marsupial but has no pouch.

Follow the links to information on the quokka, numbat and echidna.

It's tail is half the numbat's body size.

The numbat is an emblem of Western Australia and protected by conservation programs.

In an emergency Numbat is mobilised, the surface station established, and the vehicle driven some distance into the mine to report on conditions.

If you enjoy a quiet walk in the bush, you may be rewarded with a glimpse of the timid numbat.

However, the Numbat is indeed a marsupial.

The only marsupial fully active by day, the numbat spends most of its time searching for termites.

In Western Australia, for example, nutrition studies on the numbat are critical to the long-term survival of this endangered species.

As its name implies, the rusty numbat was said to have a more reddish coat than the surviving subspecies.

A very small number of marsupials, such as the numbat and the red-tailed phascogale, do not have a pouch.

Despite the encouraging degree of success so far, the numbat remains at considerable risk of extinction and is classified as an endangered species.

Complementing the show is a wonderful costume character called Neville The Numbat.

Genetic studies have shown the ancestors of the numbat diverged from other marsupials between 32 and 42 million years ago, during the late Eocene.

Behaviour appears to be closely correlated with weather, with numbat activity increasing on warm days with low humidity.

Claude - A neurotic and sometimes clumsy orphaned Numbat, who is keen on insects.

Features Australia's most endangered mammal, the Numbat.

The numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a marsupial from open woodlands in western Australia.

Features the numbat, northern hairy-nosed wombat, western swamp turtle, ghost bat, green and golden bell frog.

Depiction of the native Australian marsupial "Striped Numbat"

An intensive research and conservation program since 1980 has succeeded in increasing the numbat population substantially, and reintroductions to fox-free areas have begun.

Other marsupials include the numbat, bandicoots, bettongs, the bilby, quolls, and the quokka.

The numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a marsupial from open woodlands in western Australia.

Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

Amongst the numerous species he described are the Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), and the Syrian or Golden Hamster Mesocricetus auratus.

The numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), also known as the banded anteater, marsupial anteater, or walpurti, is a marsupial found in Western Australia.

Myrmecobius fasciatus was included in the first part of John Gould's The Mammals of Australia, issued in 1845, with a plate by H. C. Richter illustrating the species.

The numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) Western Australia's mammal emblem and one of only two diurnal marsupials, the numbat is the only Australian mammal to feed exclusively on termites.

For example, the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is now only found in south-western Western Australia and the Greater Stick Nest Rat (Leporillus conditor) is only found on offshore islands.