Tachyglossus aculeatus

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
Genus: Tachyglossus
Species: Tachyglossus aculeatus
Subspecies: T. a. acanthion - T. a. aculeatus - T. a. lawesii - T. a. multiaculeatus - T. a. setosus

Name

Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, New Holland

References

• Nat. Misc. 3, pl. 109.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• Tachyglossus aculeatus 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).
• Tachyglossus aculeatus Report on ITIS
• IUCN link: Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Short-nosed echidna
Español: Equidna de hocico corto
Equidna australiano
עברית: קיפודן נמלים אוסטרלי
日本語: ハリモグラ
Polski: Kolczatka australijska
Português: Equidna-de-bico-curto, Equidna-ouriço
Русский: Австралийская ехидна
Suomi: Nokkasiili
Українська: Коротконоса єхидна
中文: 澳洲針鼴

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