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๐ฟ๏ธNumbat
The numbat, also known as the noombat or walpurti, is an insectivorous marsupial. It is diurnal and its diet consists almost exclusively of termites.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2026.
- Body mass
- 0.47 kg
- Body length
- 0.25 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 11 years
Everything we know about the Numbat
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.47 kgCOMBINEOther figures โHide โ
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- 0.47 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.25 mCOMBINEDetails โHide โ
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Brain mass4.4 gCOMBINEDetails โHide โ
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Maximum lifespan11 yearsCOMBINEOther figures โHide โ
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- 11 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length3.78 yearsestimatedCOMBINEDetails โHide โ
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Age at maturity1.5 yearsCOMBINEDetails โHide โ
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Gestation14 daysCOMBINEOther figures โHide โ
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- 14 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter sizeabout 4COMBINEOther figures โHide โ
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- 4AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelCarnivoreCOMBINEDetails โHide โ
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Activity cycleDiurnalCOMBINEDetails โHide โ
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Home range0.24 kmยฒCOMBINEDetails โHide โ
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Population density5.3 per kmยฒCOMBINEDetails โHide โ
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Volume l0.5 LaverageDetails โHide โ
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
estimated = a model's estimate for a species nobody has measured; average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Numbat yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- โบphylumChordata
- โบclassMammalia
- โบorderDasyuromorphia
- โบfamilyMyrmecobiidae
- โบgenusMyrmecobius
- โบspeciesMyrmecobius fasciatus
- classMammals ยท Mammalia
- orderDasyuromorphia
- familyMyrmecobiidae
- genusMyrmecobius
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals ยท Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- orderDasyuromorphia
- familyMyrmecobiidae
- genusMyrmecobius
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