The Numbat is a unique pouchless marsupial. 
It is a small 35-45 cm animal with a reddish brown coat which blends
from darker shades on the back to light on the stomach. 
Across the back are prominent white bands, and it has a bushy tail. 

Unlike other marsupials, Numbats sleep at night and forage during the day.
It  makes its nest in a hollow log. The Numbat is a marsupial because of 
the stage its young are born, however it has no pouch. 
It does though, carry its young around attached to it's teats.
The female usually has 4 babies, which attach themselves to teats and 
cling to body hair. 
They will suckle for 6 months. As the young Numbats develop and become 
too large to be carried, the female will dig a burrow for them whilst she
searches for food. When travelling with older babies, the numbat will carry 
them clinging to her back. By 10 months they will be feeding independently, 
but will stay close to the mother for another 2 months. 

Numbats, along with Echidnas, are unusual in that they live on a pure 
termite diet. An adult requires some 20,000 per day. Having located and
breached a termite nest, the numbat's long tongue flicks the termites into 
its mouth. 
The Numbat swallows the termite whole, even though they do have about
50 teeth. 
Unlike the anteater though, it hasn't got large clawed paws and 
therefore can't dig.

The Numbat is an endangered species.