If you are writing for a general audience (even an general academic audience) you should avoid using in-group jargon without explanations. Overloading your audience with words they do not understand will not help you achieve your purpose.
Genus. Myrmecobius. The numbat is a small carnivorous marsupial from Australia, and the only member of the family Myrmecobiidae. It is a specialised termite-eater and is easily recognised by its slender, graceful body and short, stiff hair which is reddish-brown with black and white stripes across its back and rump.
Confidence votes 132. A lynx lives in North America In the Northern Parts this includes the states:Colorado, North Carolina, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, South Dakota, and Idaho. It lives in burrows and caves and is nocturnal. It lives in the woods in the country and is highly dangerous. Forests, artic, and prarries. Lynx usually live in snowy areas but if not they live in forests.   Forests, artics and praries. and probably other places. a lynx li â¦ ves in noth america including colorado,minesota,and maine. 7 people found this useful.