It is not known how many thousands of years numbats have lived in Australia, but they are believed to have been here since before even the Aborigines arrived.
Yes. The numbat is the faunal emblem of Western Australia.
The Numbat is a marsupial anteater of Western Australia.
Threats to the numbat began with European colonisation of Australia.
G'day mate! A numbat is a marsupial down here in Australia.
A numbat is a small, striped marsupial which is native to Australia. It feeds primarily on termites, and hides in hollow logs.
The numbat was adopted as the official faunal emblem of Western Australia on 25 July 1973.
The black swan is on the flag of Western Australia.The black swan is unique to Australia, and was first identified in Western Australia by Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh in 1697.
An adult numbat's tail measures around 18 cm in length.
Yes. The numbat, a small, termite-eating marsupial, is endemic to Australia, meaning it is not found anywhere else. Although it was once more widespread across southern regions of the continent, it is now found exclusively in Western Australia. It is the faunal emblem for Western Australia.
Yes. Numbats are small marsupials unique to Western Australia.
Yes. The numbat is considered to be one of very few marsupials in Australia that is truly diurnal, rather than nocturnal or even partially nocturnal.
Yes, the numbat does have a long bushy tail. The tail measure about the same length as the body of the numbat. They are known to carry their tail in an erect position at times.