Marsupial Moles: Order Notoryctemorphia

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Notoryctemorphia

The two species of marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of Western Australia.

Marsupial moles spend most of their time underground, coming to the surface only occasionally, probably mostly after rains. They are blind, their eyes having become reduced to vestigial lenses under the skin,
and they have no external ears, just a pair of tiny holes hidden under thick hair. They do not dig permanent burrows, filling the tunnel in behind them as they move.

Cite this Page: , J. 2009. "Marsupial Moles" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed Feb 04, 2012 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/animals/chordates/mammals/marsupial-moles
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Created on: May 2nd, 2009
Last updated: May 21st, 2011

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