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Short-beaked Echidna
Scientific Name
Tachyglossus aculeatus Family Tachyglossidae Status Common throughout Australia. Habitat Most Australian environments; from open woodlands and closed forests to semi-arid regions of Australia.
Description
One of two surviving monotremes, the other being the platypus. Monotremes are animals that lay eggs and have a pouch for rearing recently hatched young. Spines develop after 45 days of hatching, used for protection from predators. Lives in burrows with a main food source of ants and termites sourced from mounds and fallen logs. References Groves, Colin. (2005). Mammal Species of the World. 3rd ed. John Hopkins University Press.   |
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