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Eastern Long-beaked Echidna
(Barton's Long-beaked Echidna)
Zaglossus bartoni
(Syn.: Zaglossus bubuensis)
THOMAS, 1907


Photo by: K. Rudloff
 
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:04
Subspecies:01. Zaglossus bartoni bartoni
02. Z. b. clunius
03. Z. b. diamondi
04. Z. b. smeenki

Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 5 - Monotremes and Marsupials, 2015
 
Habitat:Tropical hill forests, subalpine forests, grassland, scrub
Head-Torso-Length:48 - 64 cm
Weight:4 - 9 kg
Food:Earthworms, arthropods, ants
IUCN status:VU (Vulnerable)
 


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Australia and Oceania
  Australia (1 Holding(s)):
 
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  • Sydney (Taronga Zoo) 
    Holding(s): 1