Tachyglossus aculeatus

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Tachyglossus aculeatus

[edit] Taxonavigation

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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

[edit] Name

Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, New Holland

[edit] References

• Nat. Misc. 3, pl. 109.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• Tachyglossus aculeatus on Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 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)

[edit] Vernacular names

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