EndangeredTasmanian Devil
Sarcophilus harrisii
Mammals · Dasyuromorphia · Myrmecobiidae
Myrmecobius fasciatus
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
It is the only wholly diurnal marsupial in Australia, active by day precisely because that is when the termites it lives almost entirely on come to the surface.
Weight
300 g – 700 g
Size
20 cm – 29 cm
Life expectancy
4 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Estimated population
Fewer than 1,000 mature individuals in the wild, spread across a handful of populations in south-western Australia.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Dimensions.com · AussieAnimals.com · Animalia.bio · Animal Diversity Web · A-Z Animals · The Animal Facts · DBCA fauna profile
Best time: All year at Dryandra and Perup, in Western Australia, and by day: it is the only strictly diurnal marsupial.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Numbat — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The numbat is classified as endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
Based on what we already know about numbat.
