Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Dasyuromorphia Gill, 1872 Family Myrmecobiidae Waterhouse, 1841 Genus Myrmecobius Waterhouse, 1836 - numbat, banded anteater Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 - numbat 1 [Myrmecobius fasciatus fasciatus]ᵀ Waterhouse, 1836 2 Myrmecobius fasciatus rufus Wood Jones, 1923