Russell A. Mittermeier;Don E. Wilson
Notoryctes typhlops
Sign in to saveAlso known as southern marsupial mole, Central Desert marsupial mole
species of mammal
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderNotoryctemorphia
- FamilyNotoryctidae
Notoryctes typhlops Notoryctes generoko animalia da. Notoryctemorphia ordenaren barruko ugaztuna da. Notoryctidae familian sailkatuta dago.
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 446
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Notoryctidae
- Collections
- MVZ, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANWC, AMNH, NMV, LSUMZ
- Recorded in
- Australia
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Encyclopedic overview
The southern marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops), also known as the itjaritjari ( pronounced [ˈɪɟɐrɪɟɐrɪ]) or itjari-itjari, is a mole-like marsupial found in the western central deserts of Australia. It is extremely adapted to a burrowing way of life. It has large, shovel-like forepaws and silky fur, which helps it move easily. It also lacks complete eyes as it has little need for them. It feeds on earthworms and larvae.
History of discovery
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Notoryctes typhlops” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.