Tachyglossidae

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genera (3): Tachyglossus - Zaglossus - †Megalibgwilia

Name

• Tachyglossidae Gill, 1872

References

• Griffiths, M.; Wells, R.T.; Barrie, D.J. 1991: Observations on the skulls of fossil and extant echidnas (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae). Australian mammalogy, 14: 87-101. Google books
• Smithson. Misc. Coll. 11: 27
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• Tachyglossidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Tachyglossidae Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Echidna
日本語: ハリモグラ科
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Maurpinnsvin
Polski: Kolczatkowate
Русский: Ехидновые
Suomi: Nokkasiilit
Türkçe: Dikenli karıncayiyengiller
Українська: Єхиднові
中文: 針鼴

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