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.
Meanwhile, Fish Crows live on the opposite side of the country. They can be found along the Atlantic coast from southern Maine to Florida, and up along the Gulf Coast to eastern Texas. They're also found throughout the eastern and southeastern coastal plain, and up the Mississippi River as far as Illinois and Kansas.