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.
True objective numbness in the feet, without pain or tingling, is far more likely to be sourced by a spinal causation, but not always. However, subjective numbness is much more common. Both symptomatic expressions can be the result of oxygen deprivation of the spinal nerves, local musculature or sciatic nerve itself.