Southern marsupial mole  (Notoryctes typhlops)

Facts

Also known as:Itjari-itjari, marsupial mole and blind sand burrower
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Notoryctemorphia
Family Notoryctidae
Genus Notoryctes (1)
Size Head-body length: 90 – 180 mm (2)
Tail length: 12 – 26 mm (2)
Weight 40 – 70 g (3)

Status

The southern marsupial mole is listed as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List (1) and is protected under the Commonwealth's Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 (3).