Myrmecobius fasciatus

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Overview

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: Numbats formerly occurred in semi-arid and arid woodlands (Eucalyptus and Acacia) and grasslands (Triodia and Plectrachne). Now they are restricted to eucalypt woodlands in the wettest periphery of the former range . This species is generally solitary and is active during the day foraging mostly on termites from dead trees , logs , and in the leaf litter . The presence of hollow logs was probably less important to the species before the introduction of foxes; they are now seen as being of prime importance (Friend 2008). At night shelter is sought from the burrows of other animals or a bed of grass inside a hollow log.[1].

List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Myremecobius Fasciatus • Myremecobius fasciatus Waterhouse • Myremecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 28-Nov-2006

Similar Species

Members of the genus Myrmecobius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:

M. fasciatus (Banded Anteater) · M. fasciatus fasciatus (Banded Anteater) · M. fasciatus rufus (Banded Anteater)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Friend, T. & Burbidge, A. 2008. Myrmecobius fasciatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:

• Field Museum, Mammal specimens
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 107410
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-709522
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13735170
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 552592
• IUCN ID: 225320
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: A044
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7955

Footnotes

1. Friend, T. & Burbidge, A. 2008. Myrmecobius fasciatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]

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