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| + | |binomial name = Tachyglossus aculeatus}}measures 30-45 cm (13.5-17.5 in.) long and weighs 2-5 kg (6.5-14.5 lb.). Although it resembles a porcupine or hedgehog, closer inspection of the echidna reveals some of the animal's more unusual traits. |
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Revision as of 03:34, 19 January 2012
Short-beaked echidna (sometimes called spiny anteater)
| Short-nosed echidna | |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Monotremata |
| Family | ??? |
| Genus | Tachyglossus |
| Species | T. aculeatus |
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| Tachyglossus aculeatus | |
measures 30-45 cm (13.5-17.5 in.) long and weighs 2-5 kg (6.5-14.5 lb.). Although it resembles a porcupine or hedgehog, closer inspection of the echidna reveals some of the animal's more unusual traits.