Northern marsupial mole
| Northern marsupial mole[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Notoryctemorphia |
| Family: | Notoryctidae |
| Genus: | Notoryctes |
| Species: | N. caurinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Notoryctes caurinus Thomas, 1920 | |
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| Northern marsupial mole range | |
The northern marsupial mole or northwestern marsupial mole (Notoryctes caurinus) is a species of marsupial in the family Notoryctidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.[2] The northern marsupial mole is yellow in color. Its diet consists of insect pupae and larvae. It lacks eyes and barely has ears.[3]
References
- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). "Order Notoryctemorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Benshemesh, J. & Burbidge, A. (2008). Notoryctes caurinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient
- ↑ Northern Marsupial Mole
Animals described in 1920
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