What is a predator of the numbat?

Answer 1

Numbats used to be quite widespread across the Australian mainland, prior to European settlement. Now they are endangered, and are found only in the far southwestern corner of Western Australia.

Numbats shelter in hollow logs and shallow burrows in bushland (eucalyptus woodland) with sufficient grassy undergrowth to give them nesting material for their burrows, and some protection from predators

Answer 2

The numbat's niche is hollow logs and shallow burrows in bushland (eucalyptus woodland) with sufficient grassy undergrowth to give them nesting material for their burrows, and some protection from predators.

Numbats are specialist feeders, eating only termites. Numbats are found only in southwest Western Australia.

Answer 3

Numbats can only be found in eucalyptus bushland of southwest Western Australia. This bushland also needs a certain amount of grassy understorey, while hollow logs feature strongly where they live. They prefer habitat dominated by Wandoo, a type of eucalyptus.

Answer 4

Numbats are small, defenceless creatures and subject to predation by introduced species such as foxes and feral cats and dogs. Because they are quite defenceless creatures, almost anything is a predator if it is the same size or larger, and carnivorous.

Native predators include dingoes, quolls and Birds of Prey. Birds of prey which live in thicker bushy areas such as owls are also predators.

Answer 5

Numbats can only be found in eucalyptus bushland of southwest Western Australia.

Answer 6

The most devastating predator of the numbat in Australia is the introduced red fox.