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What is the largest species of mole?
The two species of marsupial mole are barely distinguishable from each other. Both the Northern marsupial mole (Kakarratul) and the Southern marsupial mole (Itjaritjari) average 120-160 mm in length, with a tail length of 20-25 mm.
What is a burrowing marsupial called?
There are numerous species of burrowing marsupials. They include:wombatbilbybandicootplanigaledunnartmarsupial mole
What eats a marsupial mole?
The marsupial mole eats insects such as beetles, moths, sawflies and ants, and invertebrates such as centipedes. They also feed on eggs, larvae and pupae of these species. They have even been known to eat small reptiles such as geckos.
Is the golden mole a marsupial?
The golden mole is not a marsupial, but a placental mammal. It is different to the rather unusual marsupial moles of Australia.
Are northern quolls nocturnal?
All four quoll species are nocturnal marsupials.
How does a Marsupial mole move?
The marsupial mole digs through the sand with its big shovel-like claws.
Is the northern marsupial mole endangered?
Yes; the Karkarratul, also known as the Northern Marsupial Mole, is endangered.
What is a blind desert-living marsupial that burrows?
Marsupial Mole.
Is a star-nosed mole a marsupial?
No. The star-nosed marsupial is not a marsupial, but a placental mammal. The only marsupial moles are found in northern Australia.
A marsupial that is blind loves to burrow and lives in the desert?
I am a Marsupial Mole native to Australia.
Was a thylacine a marsupial?
Yes. The Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, was a marsupial. Although not the largest marsupial (that category is taken by the Red kangaroo), it was the largest carnivorous marsupial (dasyurid).
Where does a marsupial mole live?
There are two species of marsupial mole. Southern marsupial moles are found through the arid regions of central Australia. Their main distribution is through the Northern Territory and South Australia, but they are found in asmall area within southeastern Western Australia. A distribution map can be found at the related weblink below. Northern marsupial moles are found across the arid northwest of Australia. A distribution map is also available at the second related weblink below.
