Order Notoryctemorphia Author Colin P. Groves text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 43 43 book chapter 193467 10.5281/zenodo.7353104 28b103b8-982e-4ba7-a622-7b038b211a42 1-56098-217-9 7353104 Notoryctes typhlops (Stirling, 1889) . Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust., 12:158 . TYPE LOCALITY: Australia , Northern Territory , Indracowrie, 100 mi. ( 161 km ) from Charlotte Waters . DISTRIBUTION: Western deserts from Ooldea ( South Australia ) to Charlotte Waters and NW Western Australia , Northern Territory . STATUS: Thought to be rare, but no real data exist.