Examples include the common wombat, marsupial mole, and members of the Chrysochloridae. The northern marsupial mole is also called the northwestern marsupial mole. The southern marsupial mole is currently listed as endangered by the IUCN. The marsupial mole had been burrowing long before the Australian deserts came into being. This area also contains the marsupial mole, woma python, and great desert skink.