Myrmecobius fasciatus

Numbat

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Animalia — Chordata

Subphylum : Vertebrata 
Superclassis : Tetrapoda 
Classis : Mammalia 
Ordo : Marsupialia 
Subordo : Dasyuromorphia 
Familia : Myrmecobiidae 
Genus : Myrmecobius 

Myrmecobius fasciatus
(Waterhouse, 1836)   

M. fasciatus

M. fasciatus

Myrmecobius fasciatus, (Waterhouse anno 1836), (Aboriginal: Numbat; Anglice: Banded anteater ) est marsupialium carnivorum Australiana.

Nexus externi

• Myrmecobius fasciatus on Animal Diversity Web
• ARKive - images and movies of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
• Numbat Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) WebPage.
• Project Numbat - formed to create community awareness and increase involvement in the conservation of the numbat.
• Numbat: Animal Info
• Numbat at IUCN red list

Vide "Myrmecobius" apud Vicispecies.

Vicimedia Communia plura habent quae ad Myrmecobius fasciatus spectant.

Notae

• Kennedy, M. (1992) Australian Marsupials and Monotremes, An Action Plan for their Conservation. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Lee, Anthony K., and Cockburn, Andrew. Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials. Cambridge University Press, 1985.
• Macdonald, D (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
• Nowak, Ronald M., and Paradiso, John L.. Walker's Mammals of the World, 4th Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983.
• Strahan, R (1983) The Complete Book of Australian Mammals. Cornstalk Publishing, Australia.
• Taylor, J. Mary.. The Oxford Guide to Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, 1984.