Numbat  (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

Facts

Also known as:Banded anteater and walpurti
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Dasyuromorphia
Family Myrmecobiidae
Genus Myrmecobius (1)
Size Male head-body length: 22 – 29 cm (2)
Female head-body length: 20 – 27 cm (2)
Male tail length: 12 – 21 cm (2)
Female tail length: 14 – 22 cm (2)
Male weight: 405 – 752 g (2)
Female weight: 305 – 647 g (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and Vulnerable under the EPBC Act 1999 (3).