Long-beaked echidna  (Zaglossus spp.)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (18/12/02) by Tim Flannery. Director, South Australia Museum <br />
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au

Glossary

Nocturnal: Active at night.
Subspecies: A different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2002)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. WWF (February, 2002)
    http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/species/underthreat/page11.htm
  4. Animal Info (February, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/zaglbrui.htm
  5. Animal Diversity Web (February, 2002)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/zaglossus/z._bruijni$narrative.html
  6. Flannery, T.F. and Groves, C.P. (1998) A revision of the genus Zaglossus (Monotremata, Tachyglossidae), with description of new species and subspecies. Mammalia, 62 (3): 367 - 396.
  7. CITES (October, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org