They do not appear to be syndactylous . The last five cervical vertebrae are fused, apparently to brace the neck when the animal pushes against the soil with its head. The teeth of the marsupial moles appear degenerate. They are neither fully polyprotodont nor diprotodont . The upper molars are zalambdodont , and the lower molars have lost their talonid basins .
Marsupial moles feed on invertebrate larvae.
They are active day and night, and they often forage on the surface as well as beneath the ground. The phylogenetic relationships of marsupial moles remain uncertain. Biochemically, they do not appear to be close to any other marsupial. Literature and references cited Aplin, K. P., and M. Archer. Recent advances in marsupial systematics with a new syncretic classification.