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Koala vs Numbat - What's the difference?

koala | numbat |

As nouns the difference between koala and numbat

is that koala is a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia while numbat is a small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia that eats almost exclusively termites.

koala

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

    • Synonyms

    * (marsupial) , koala bear, native bear (obsolete), native monkey (obsolete)

    See also

    * * Gundaroo bullock * (wikipedia) * (Phascolarctos cinereus) ----

    numbat

    English

    (wikipedia numbat)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus , endemic to western Australia that eats almost exclusively termites.

    • Synonyms

    * (Myrmecobius fasciatus) banded anteater (obsolete)