Short-beaked echidna  (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (16/01/08) by Dr. Peggy Rismiller, Pelican Lagoon Research and Wildlife Centre, Kangaroo Island, Australia.
http://www.echidna.edu.au

Glossary

Diurnal: Active during the day.
Invertebrates: Animals with no backbone.
Monotreme: An egg-laying mammal.
Nocturnal: Active at night.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Slater, P. (2000) Encyclopedia of Australian Wildlife. Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd, Queensland, Australia.
  3. Nowak, R.M. (1991) Walker's Mammals of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
  4. Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania (February, 2006)
    http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-5357K5?open
  5. Kleiman, D.G., Geist, V., Hutchins, M. and McDade, M.C. (2003) Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol 12, Mammals I. Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
  6. Jackson, S.M. (2003) Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
  7. Rismiller, P.D. (1999) The Echidna, Australia's Enigma. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Connecticut.
  8. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.