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Are there numbats living in Western Australia?
Yes: numbats are still found in southwest Western Australia.
Do numbats live in AZ?
No. Numbats are found only in Western Australia.
What countries territories and states do numbats live in?
Numbats are native to Australia.
How many numbats are left?
Estimates suggest there are between 900 and 1500 numbats left in the wild in Australia.
What time of the year do numbats breed?
Breeding season for numbats is during Australia's summer months, particularly December and January.
How many numbats are left in Australia?
There are not many numbats in zoos, and the only zoo that has them is Perth Zoo in Western Australia. Two animals sanctuaries have numbats: Yookamurra in South Australia and Scotia in New South Wales, the latter allowing no public access to its sanctuary. The aim of keeping a few breeding numbats in captivity is so that new individuals can be released into the wild, rather than for display.
What animal normally eats numbats?
Foxes, which have been introduced to Australia, along with feral cats, are those most likely to kill and eat numbats.
Is the numbat Australian?
Yes. Numbats are small marsupials unique to Western Australia.
What is a group of Numbats called?
There is no collective term for a group of numbats. Numbats are solitary animals, and do not gather in groups. At most they live in small family groups for part of the year.However, where there are numerous numbats living within the same range, they may be known as a colony.
Why are numbats only in Western Australia now?
Numbats are in a worse position than being threatened - they are officially endangered. The primary cause of numbats being restricted to just Western Australia is largely because of the introduction of non-native species to Australia in settled areas of southern Australia. Introduced species such as foxes, and feral cats and dogs, caused the loss of huge numbers of numbats. It is a small, quite defenceless creature, only able to protect itself by hiding in hollow logs. Another reason is habitat loss. Their habitat has been cleared for industry, agriculture and expanding human habitation throughout their former range of southern Australia. Bushfires and changed fire regimes have also contributed to the numbats' endangerment. Bushfires destroy the numbats' habitat, including the logs in which it shelters. Numbats are not fast-moving creatures, and they cannot escape bushfires, which can move very quickly.
What types of numbats live in Australia?
There is only one species of numbat in Australia (or anywhere, for that matter), and that is the species Myrmecobius fasciatus.
Are termites native to Australia?
Yes. Australia has around 300 native species of termites. They are the preferred food of echidnas and numbats.
