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Echidna

Description:

Wildlife in Flinders Island.

Habitat:

Flinders Island

1 Species ID Suggestions

Short-beaked echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus Short-beaked echidna


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4 Comments

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

these australian mammals are intruiging

cnippold
cnippold 10 years ago

Cool

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 years ago

Good picture!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

The short-beaked echidna is the only echidna found in Australia, and the only member of the genus Tachyglossus.
T. a. setosus is the subspecies found in the Bass Strait islands.

Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on May 22, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2013

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