Numbat Family:Myrmecobiidae

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Numbat Family:Myrmecobiidae

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Brown Antechinus Antechinus stuartii Family:Dasyuridae

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Brown Antechinus Family:Dasyuridae

8 3-day old pups on 8 teats 40 day old pups.
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Tiger Quoll Family:Dasyuridae

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Tiger Quoll Family:Dasyuridae

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Tiger Quoll Family:Dasyuridae

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Tasmanian Devil Family:Dasyuridae

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Tasmanian Devil Family:Dasyuridae

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3 Families, 71 Species
Marsupial carnivores
Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian wolf (extinct since 1930’s)
Australian region
Canines well developed
5 g to 20 kg.

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