Short-beaked echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Mammalia · Monotremata · Tachyglossidae

Fig. 1. Short-beaked echidna

Fig. 2. Range

Australia, New Guinea

Modern data

Status today

LCLeast concern status to verify

Conservation	monotreme
Keeper's note	Daily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Chordata
Genus	Tachyglossus

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

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