Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus spp.)
Range
Found only in mountainous regions of the island of New Guinea, in both Papua New Guinea in the west and Irian Jaya on the Indonesian side (2). The three species have distinct ranges; Z. bruijnii is found in the far west of New Guinea, Z. attenboroughi is known from a single mountain peak in the Cyclops Mountains, and Z. bartoni is principally found in a swathe along the centre of the island, where each of the 4 subspecies have separate ranges (5).
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Habitat
Found in a great variety of altitudes, long-beaked echidnas have been recorded in both rainforest and alpine meadows (4).
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