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Numbat

Myrmecobius fasciatus

Photo by celine
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Little marsupial with striped black and red and white fur

Habitat:

Southern forest of WA

Notes:

Endengered specie ! quite rare to spot it in wilderness ; )

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Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
Superb spot, very cool! I've never heard of these either.
alicelongmartin
I hope you get another closer picture of a Numbat. I have never heard of them before.

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PublishedDecember 7, 2011

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