Southern marsupial mole  (Notoryctes typhlops)

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Glossary

  • Diurnal: active during the day.
  • Marsupial: a diverse group of mammals characterised by their reproduction. The embryo is born 11-35 days after conception. The tiny neonate crawls into the marsupium (pouch) and attaches to a teat where it stays for a variable amount of time. They also differ from placental mammals in their dentition.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Placental: group of mammals characterised by their reproduction and physiological characteristics. The embryo is retained in the uterus, and born in an advanced state of development.
  • Vestigial: a characteristic, often reduced in form, with little or no contemporary use, but derived from one which was useful and well developed in an ancestral form.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://iucnredlist.org
  2. Animal Diversity Web (November, 2004)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Notoryctes_typhlops.html
  3. Department of the Environment and Heritage – Australian Government (November, 2004)
    http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/information/factsheets/south-mole.html
  4. University of Edinburgh – Natural History Collections (November, 2004)
    http://www.nhc.ed.ac.uk/index.php?page=24.134.165.255.262
  5. Ausemade (November, 2004)
    http://www.ausemade.com.au/group/f/fauna/mole/mm.htm
  6. Marsupial Society (November, 2004)
    http://www.marsupialsociety.org/m_mole.html
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