Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Threats
The short-beaked echidna is considered relatively common because it is widespread. Although, since European settlement and the associated threats of land clearance, road mortality and competition and predation by introduced species, it has disappeared from parts of its range (1) (8). The Kangaroo Island subspecies (T. a. multiaculeatus), is thought to be impacted by tourist activity in its restricted island range (1).
Conservation
No conservation measures are in place for the short-beaked echidna, although records of road-killed animals along main roads are monitored (8).
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