Numbat
The numbat is an Australian marsupial which had its habitat in central and southern Australia.
The numbat had been listed as an endangered species, but with recent conservation programs and an increase in numbat population, the classification has been changed from endangered to vulnerable.
The only numbat colonies in the wild are to be found in Western Australia where it has been adopted as the state's animal emblem.
Western Australia's bird emblem is the black swan.
The numbat is officially extinct in the Northern Territory with only a captive colony housed in the nocturnal house of the Alice Springs Desert Park.
Two numbat populations live within large, fenced reserves in South Australia and New South Wales.
The numbat, also known as walpurti and banded anteater, are small marsupials which feed almost entirely on termites. They grow to about 40 centimetres from nose to tail.
The numbat had been listed as an endangered species, but with recent conservation programs and an increase in numbat population, the classification has been changed from endangered to vulnerable.
The only numbat colonies in the wild are to be found in Western Australia where it has been adopted as the state's animal emblem.
Western Australia's bird emblem is the black swan.
The numbat is officially extinct in the Northern Territory with only a captive colony housed in the nocturnal house of the Alice Springs Desert Park.
Two numbat populations live within large, fenced reserves in South Australia and New South Wales.
The numbat, also known as walpurti and banded anteater, are small marsupials which feed almost entirely on termites. They grow to about 40 centimetres from nose to tail.
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