Beneath the deserts of Australia, a tiny and mysterious mammal glides through the sand-the marsupial mole. There are two ...

Notoryctes typhlops, or southern marsupial mole, is found across the deserts of central and southern Australia. It is also also called itjaritjari by the local Indigenous Aṉangu peoples.

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New technologies, new insights New DNA technologies can provide a window into the lives of cryptic species such as the marsupial mole that can't be studied effectively in the wild.

New technologies, new insights New DNA technologies can provide a window into the lives of cryptic species such as the marsupial mole that can’t be studied effectively in the wild.

Image credit: Emőke Dénes via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) The delightfully bizarre golden nugget that is the southern marsupial mole is one of nature’s most cryptic species.

The marsupial mole, an elusive creature that swims through the sands of remote Australian deserts, seems to have suffered an abrupt population crash about 70,000 years ago, possibly due to climate ...

DNA reveals secrets of Australia's elusive marsupial mole By Nell Greenfieldboyce Jan 02, 2025 4:49am (Morning Edition / NPR) ...

The marsupial mole, an elusive creature that swims through the sands of remote Australian deserts, seems to have suffered an abrupt population crash about 70,000 years ago, possibly due to climate ...