Are numbats monotremes

Answer 1

Although they are similar in size and somewhat in appearance, the answer is no, numbats are marsupials and squirrels are placentals.

Answer 2

The colour of numbats does enable camouflage. Numbats have reddish-brown coloured fur, which matches in to the bushland they inhabit. They have six or seven white stripes along their back, which camouflage as dappled sunlight through the trees. They also have a black horizontal stripe running through each eye, which helps them blend into the logs and tree bark of the bushland where they live.

Answer 3

Numbats are certainly endangered, but they are not in immediate danger of extinction. The primary cause of numbats being endangered is the introduction of non-native species to Australia. Introduced species such as foxes, and feral cats and dogs, pose a considerable threat to the numbat. Unless the feral predator problem can be eradicated or greatly reduced, it is highly possible that numbats will be extinct within the next few decades.

Another problem is habitat loss. Their habitat has been cleared for industry, agriculture and expanding human habitation. If such development continues, again this will increase the likelihood of eventual extinction of the numbat.

Answer 4

The numbat is a vertebrate; therefore, it has vertebrae, or a spine made up of vertebrae, and an internal skeleton.

Answer 5

No. Although the nickname of the numbat is the banded anteater, it is not related to anteaters at all. Numbats are marsupial mammals, but anteaters are placental mammals.

Answer 6

No, numbats are marsupials, although unlike many marsupials, they do not have a pouch. The only monotremes are platypuses and echidnas.

Answer 7

No. Like all mammals, numbats are vertebrates.

Answer 8

Not really. Numbats are very shy and timid creatures which will not approach people.