Pictures and facts about the Long-beaked echida and New Guinean echidna

Long-beaked echida and New Guinean echidna

Order : Monotremata
Family : Tachyglossidae
Genus : Zaglossus

Facts about the genus Zaglossus, the long-beaked echida and New Guinean echidna

Zaglossus is found in “the central cordillera and the mountains of the Vogelkop of New Guinea” (Griffiths et al. (Full text)

Zaglossus is the genus of the echidna, a spiny monotreme that lives in Australia. (Full text)

However, given that the environment in this study was conducive to hibernation in short-beaks, which do not easily enter torpor in captivity, and their large size, we think that torpor in wild adult Zaglossus is unlikely. (Full text)

The long-nosed echidna, Zaglossus, is confined to New Guinea. (Full text)

Altitude & Range It has been recorded in a wide range of altitudes from 600 m to 4150m (Flannery, 1990) Threats There is evidence to suggest that the distribution of Zaglossus is (Full text)

The short nosed echidna (genus Tachyglossus) is found in rocky districts of Australia, the long-nosed echidna (genus Zaglossus), is found in New Guinea. (Full text)

4 Zaglossus robustus 2 Links General Information Zaglossus is the genus of the echidna, a spiny monotreme that lives in Australia. (Full text)

Zaglossus is apparently restricted to the island of New Guinea. (Full text)

Zaglossus hacketti (extinct) Zaglossus robustus (extinct) Zaglossus is the genus of the echidna, a spiny monotreme that lives in Australia. (Full text)