Numbat

Scientific Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Dasyuromorphia
 * Family: Myrmecobiidae
 * Genus: Myrmecobius
 * Species: M. fasciatus
 * Binomial Name: Myrmecobius fasciatus

Description
Numbats are typically 8-11 inches long and their tails are 6.5-8.5 inches long. They weigh around 11-26 ounces. The Numbats tongue is 4 inches long. Numbats have 52 teeth, more than any other land mammal.

Habitat
Numbats live in the temperate forests of southwestern Australia.

Behavior
Numbats are individual and diurnal species. Females feed their babies from their teats for 4 months. Afterwards, the babies suckle off their mother for 2-3 months more.

Diet
Numbats use their long tongue to feed on termites. Very rarely will they eat ants. Before they feed, they tear up the nest of a termite with their claws.