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The banded anteater is an alternative name for the numbat(Myrmecobius fasciatus), or walpurti in the local aboriginal dialect. It is one of the very few marsupials which is active during the day. At night, it nests in burrows or in hollow logs and trees. It is a marsupial, which means that its young are born extremely undeveloped, but unlike other marsupials, the numbat is unusual in that it does not have a pouch. Its young joeys cling to the mother's underside, still firmly attached to a teat like other marsupial joeys, and when the young become too large, they are transferred to a burrow, hollow log or other safe place.
The numbat is solitary, and territorially sets up and defends a space that can take up as much as 1.5 sq km/370 acres. It lives almost exclusively on termites, although it will sometimes eat ants. It used to range widely over Australia. But now it's found in two small areas of Western Australia, amongst wandoo and dryandra bushland in southeastern Western Australia. Estimates for the population of the numbat vary between 900 and 1500 numbats left in the wild.
The numbat is currently listed as endangered. The primary cause of them 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, as it is a very small, defenceless creature.
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An Australian animal that starts with a?
Amputa Anteater (Banded Anteater) (Numbat) Antechinus (Carpentarian Antechinus) Arnhem Sheathtail Bat Arnhem Tomb Bat Australian Fur Seal Australian Lesser Noddy Australian Magpie Australian Pelican
Are numbats also called banded anteater?
Yes. The numbat has earned the nickname of "banded anteater" because of its distinctive stripes: it has a series of 6-8 white stripes on its back, over their reddish-brown fur. It lives almost exclusively on termites (rather than ants).
Is an anteater a reptile?
No, they are related to armadillos and sloths. Ever hear of Wikipedia? Geez Giant anteaters are called "ant bears", as is the aardvark. No, anteaters are not really bears. "Anteater" refers to anteaters, aardvarks (ant bear, anteater, earth hog, earth pig)(related to the shrew, tenrec, hyrax, opossum), numbats (banded anteater)(a marsupial), echidna (spiny anteater)(a monotreme), and pangolin (scaly anteater)(not a reptile, they are mammals in the carnivore family and the scales are like fingernails or rhino horns). The closest cousin to the anteater is the sloth.
What animal is pango in Animal Crossing?
Pango is an anteater.
What is the name of an animal who has no mouth?
The anteater.
What is a banded anteater?
"Banded anteater" is the alternative name for the numbat. A numbat is a small, squirrel-sized, insectivorous marsupial of Australia, now only found in the far southwestern corner of the mainland. Unlike most marsupials, it does not have a pouch for the young, but they cling to the mother's underbelly fur whilst attached to a teat. The numbat has red-brown fur with six or seven white stripes across its back. It has a relatively long, bushy tail. See the related link for a photograph.
How you call animal eat ant?
anteater
Animal that has long sticky tongue?
An anteater.
What animal does what its name implies?
Anteater, Porcupine
What is a ardvork?
I think you mean Aadvark,,,it is an animal native to Africa. Looks a bit like an anteater...or a cross between an Armadillo and an anteater. A burrowing animal.
Is a anteater a carnivore a herbivore or a omnivore?
An anteater is a carnivore. Ants are a form of animal life, so an animal that eats ants is eating other animals.
What land animal starts with letter a?
anteater, aardvark
