Myrmecobius fasciatus

Myrmecobius fasciatus

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Dasyuromorphia
Familia: Myrmecobiidae
Genus: Myrmecobius
Species: Myrmecobius fasciatus
Subspecies: M. f. fasciatus - M. f. rufus

Name

Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836

Type locality: Australia, Western Australia, Mt. Kokeby, south of Beverley

References

• Myrmecobius fasciatus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• IUCN link: Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 (Endangered)
• Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1836: 69.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214

Vernacular names

English: Numbat
Español: Numbat, hormiguero marsupial
日本語: フクロアリクイ
Polski: Mrówkożer workowaty
Português: Numbat
Suomi: Pussimuurahaiskarhu, numbatti
Svenska: Myrpungdjur

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