Marsupial moles, from the genus Notoryctes are two species of highly specialized marsupial mammals that are found in the Australian interior. They are small burrowing marsupials that anatomically conv
Moles are small, subterranean mammals. They have cylindrical bodies, velvety fur, very small, inconspicuous eyes and ears, reduced hindlimbs, and short, powerful forelimbs with large paws adapted for
Marsupial mole
…northern marsupial mole, also known as the kakarratul) In an example of convergent evolution, notoryctids resemble (and fill the ecological niche of) the talpid or true moles from North America and Eurasia and the Chrysochloridae or golden moles from Southern Africa. Like chrysochlorids and epoicotheres, notoryctids use their…