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.
  Wombats are herbivorous and live in burrows. They are the largest herbivorous burrowing animals in the world.   They have a stout body, blunt head and broad paws with â¦ strong claws making it a powerful earth-mover, burrowing up to 2 metres a night. wombat is a kind of Australian marsupial that lives in a burrow. They emerge at night or on winter days to feed on grasses and roots. Wombats do not need to drink, and their â¦ metabolism is very slow which equips them well for desert life.