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It is diurnal and its diet consists almost exclusively of termites. The species was once widespread across southern Australia, but is now restricted to several small colonies in Western Australia. It is therefore considered an endangered species and protected by conservation programs.
It was formerly widespread across Australia, but only two naturally occurring populations remain. These are found in the Dryandra and Perup woodlands in the southwestern corner of Western Australia.
Numbats are a species of marsupial from Australia found in the wild solely in the state of Western Australia. Their numbers have been significantly reduced by the introduction of predators such as foxes and cats.
Historically, numbats occurred right across southern Australia with populations in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and the Northern Territory, in a wide range of habitats, from mulga woodlands and spinifex sandplains to eucalypt woodlands and forests.
Numbats are amazing! The Numbat, also called the banded anteater, is a small endangered marsupial animal native to parts of Australia. They have a long sticky tongue that allows them pick up termites, which they eat exclusively. The Numbat is under threat from habitat loss and introduced predators like foxes and feral cats.
The numbat is native exclusively to Australia, making this country its only place of origin. Historically, numbats were found across southern Australia, including parts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. However, their range has dramatically contracted over time.
The numbat once populated much of southern semiarid and arid Australia, extending from the west coast to northwest Victoria and western New South Wales. By the 1970s, numbats had disappeared from most of their range (99%), surviving only in small areas of southwest Australia.
The numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is an insectivorous marsupial that was once widespread across southern Australia, but is now restricted to several small colonies in Western Australia.
numbat (nŭm´băt), small marsupial [1], of SW Australia, also known as the marsupial anteater.
Numbats were formerly widely distributed across southern Australia, from Western Australia to north-western New South Wales.