Zaglossus attenboroughi

Zaglossus attenboroughi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genus: Zaglossus
Species: Zaglossus attenboroughi

Name

Zaglossus attenboroughi Flannery & Groves, 1998: 387

Holotype: RMNH 17301, adult indet., skin, dentary and fragmentary rostral region of the skull.

Type locality: “"Oost-top, Berg Rara, op 1,600 m", Cyclops Mountains^[→wp], Dutch New Guinea [=Prov. of Papua (=Irian Jaya)],” Indonesia.

Eponymy: David Attenborough^[→wp] [Flannery & Groves, 1998: 387]

References

Primary references

• Flannery, T.F. & Groves, C.P. 1998. A revision of the genus Zaglossus (Monotremata, Tachyglossidae), with description of new species and subspecies. Mammalia 62(3): 367–396. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1998.62.3.367 . Academia.edu Reference page. 

Links

• Zaglossus attenboroughi 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.
• IUCN: Zaglossus attenboroughi  (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Attenborough-Langschnabeligel
Ελληνικά: Μακρόρυγχη Έχιδνα του Άττενμπόροχ
English: Attenborough's Long-beaked Echidna
español: Equidna de hocico largo de Attenborough
français: Échidné d'Attenborough
日本語: アッテンボローミユビハリモグラ
português: Equidna-de-attenborough
українська: Довгоноса єхидна-циклоп
中文: 阿滕伯勒長喙針鼴鼠