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Marsupial mole

Order : Notoryctemorphia
Family : Notoryctidae
Species : Notoryctes typhlops

 

The Marsupial mole, southern marsupial mole is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the marsupial mole

Behavior Unlike true moles (Talpidae), the marsupial mole is apparently not as subterranean. (Full text)

year(s) Compatibility: Relatively Non-Aggressive (as compared to other marsupials) Category: Mammals » Marsupials Animal Description: Relatively unknown and largely a mystery even to local people, the Marsupial Mole is an unusual little creature. (Full text)

Animal Description: Relatively unknown and largely a mystery even to local people, the Marsupial Mole is an unusual little creature. (Full text)

Notoryctes caurinus The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the (Full text)

The marsupial mole is a sandy brown colour and it is blind. (Full text)

The fore- and hindlimbs, and internal morphology, clearly indicate that the marsupial mole is a strong burrower. (Full text)

The Marsupial MoleThe northern marsupial mole is an endangered species that lives in Central Australia. (Full text)

The southern marsupial mole is an endangered species that lives in Southern Australia and the Northern Territory. (Full text)

The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. (Full text)

Marsupial moles are especially similar to Africa’s golden moles, in size and shape as well as silky fur texture. (Full text)

· Marsupial moles are similar in appearance to normal moles, they carry their babies in their pouch on the outside of their tummy. (Full text)

The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. (Full text)

The marsupial mole is on the protected list in Australia. (Full text)

Notoryctes typhlops Notoryctes caurinus The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. (Full text)

Marsupial moles are small, burrowing mammals with sensitive snouts, nearly blind eyes, no ears, and large claws that they use for digging. (Full text)

The Marsupial Mole is one of Australia's strangest animals . (Full text)

Although the Australian Marsupial Mole is not even distantly related to the placental moles; the only thing they have in common is the fact that they are all mammals, the Marsupial Mole has followed a similar evolutionary path making them very alike in (Full text)

Other descriptions of Marsupial mole Marsupial moles Conservation status: Endangered Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Marsupialia Order: Notoryctemorphia Family: Notoryctidae Genus: Notoryctes Species: Notorycytes typhlops Notorycytes caurinus Binomial names Notoryctes typhlops Notoryctes caurinus The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. (Full text)

Notoryctes typhlops Notoryctes caurinus The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. (Full text)

1. marsupial, pouched mammal -- (mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried)
marsupial
pouched mammal
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