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.
â¢ In the Northern Territory Bilbies live in mulga shrublands and spinifex grasslands in the Tanami Desert. In Western Australia they are found in the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts and the Pilbara and Kimberley regions. In Queensland they inhabit the Mitchell grasslands of the far south-west. In the Northern Territory Bilbies live in mulga shrublands and spinifex grasslands in the Tanami Desert. In Western Australia they are found in the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts and the Pilbara and Kimberley regions. In Queensland they inhabit the Mitchell grasslands of the far south-west.