Western long-beaked echidna photograph

Western Long-beaked Echidna

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Conservation statusCritically Endangered (Population decreasing)
Trophic level Carnivorous
Scientific nameZaglossus bruijni
Length45 – 77 cm
Mass9 kg (Large Adult)
Gestation period10 days
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1140347
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About Western Long-beaked Echidna


The western long-beaked echidna is one of the four extant echidnas and one of three species of Zaglossus that occur in New Guinea. Originally described as Tachyglossus bruijnii, this is the type species of Zaglossus.

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