Tachyglossidae

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genera (2 + 1†): †Megalibgwilia – Tachyglossus – Zaglossus

Name

• Tachyglossidae Gill, 1872: 27

Type genus: Tachyglossus Illiger, 1811.

References

Primary references

• Gill, T. 1872. Arrangement of the families of mammals. With analytical tables. Prepared for the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 230: i–vi, 1–98. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.14607 Reference page. 

Additional 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

Links

• Tachyglossidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Tachyglossidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

беларуская: Яхідны
Ελληνικά: Ταχυγλωσσίδες
English: Echidna
español: Equidnas
suomi: Nokkasiilit
Bahasa Indonesia: Nokdiak
italiano: Formichieri spinosi
日本語: ハリモグラ科
македонски: Клунести ежови
norsk: Maurpinnsvin
polski: Kolczatkowate
русский: Ехидновые
Türkçe: Dikenli karıncayiyengiller
українська: Єхиднові
中文: 針鼴

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