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Myrmecobius fasciatus (numbat)

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Myrmecobiidae

Taxonomy
Myrmecobius fasciatus was named by Waterhouse (1836). It is extant. It is the type species of Myrmecobius.

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse p. 69
2011Myrmecobius fasciatus Cooper p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
familyMyrmecobiidaeWaterhouse 1841
genusMyrmecobiusWaterhouse 1836
speciesfasciatusWaterhouse 1836

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse 1836 [numbat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-11 13:47:00
Modified: 2012-05-10 22:47:00
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Cooper 2011, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available