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.
Assam macaques are native to nine countries in southeastern Asia. They can be found in eastern India, west as far as Nepal, and south into Thailand and Vietnam. This species also lives in parts of western China. Their preferred habitat is a dense forest, especially primary forest, that has never been