Tachyglossus aculeatus

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ornithorhynchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Ordo: Monotremata Superfamilia: Ornithorhynchoidea

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

Primary references

• Nat. Misc. 3, pl. 109.

Additional references

• Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: Clayton. 529 pp. ISBN 978-1-486-30012-9. Reference page. 
• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Links

• Tachyglossus aculeatus 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.
• Tachyglossus aculeatus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• IUCN: Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

• Boarisch: Kurzschnoowe-Auhmoasenigé
• Deutsch: Kurzschnabel-Ameisenigel
• Ελληνικά: Κοντόρυγχη Έχιδνα
• English: Short-beaked echidna
• español: Equidna de hocico corto
  Equidna australiano
• eesti: sipelgasiil
• suomi: nokkasiili
• עברית: קיפודן נמלים אוסטרלי
• íslenska: Maurígull
• 日本語: ハリモグラ
• 한국어: 짧은코가시두더지
• polski: Kolczatka australijska
• português: Equidna-de-bico-curto, Equidna-ouriço
• русский: Австралийская ехидна
• українська: Коротконоса єхидна
• 中文: 澳洲針鼴

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