Northern Marsupial Mole
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| Notoryctes caurinus Thomas, 1920 |
The Northern Marsupial Mole or Northwestern Marsupial Mole (Notoryctes caurinus) is a species of marsupial in the Notoryctidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.[2] The Northern Marsupial Mole is an endangered species and is yellow in color. Its diet consists of insect pupae and larvae. It lacks eyes and barely has ears.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 22. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b New World Marsupial Specialist Group (1996). Lestoros inca. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
- ^ Northern Marsupial Mole[1]
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