Marsupial mole

Marsupial Mole From LoveToKnow 1911 MARSUPIAL MOLE (Notoryctes typhlops), the "Ur-quamata" of the natives, an aberrant polyprotodont from central South Australia, constituting a family (Notoryctidae).

Marsupial moles spend most of their time underground, coming to the surface only occasionally, probably mostly after rains.

Northern Marsupial Mole Numbat (Banded Anteater) (Numbat) View these animals in French German Italian Spanish ...

This order includes the marsupial moles that live in the deserts of western Australia. There are two species in the order - the southern marsupial mole and the northern marsupial mole. Top Paucituberculata - shrew opossums ...

Though marsupials today do not have as many species as do the placental mammals, they are quite structurally diverse. They range from small four-footed forms like the marsupial mole, Notoryctes, to the large two-legged kangaroos.

Most species are prey for other species and thus are an important component of many food webs. Species that dig burrows (e.g. wombats and marsupial moles) create habitat for other organisms and/or help aerate soil.

Thus, there are animals known as Tasmanian wolves (see thylacine), marsupial moles, marsupial mice, and native cats (see dasyure), which live very much like the correspondingly named placental mammals and, in many cases, ...

See also: Marsupial, Kangaroo, Bandicoot, Quoll, Opossum