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Western long-beaked echidna
Zaglossus bruijni
(PETERS & DORIA, 1876)


Photo by: R. Mantei
      
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:00
Information Source for Taxonomy:Flannery, T.F. & Groves, C.P. (1998): A revision of the genus Zaglossus (Monotremata, Tachyglossidae), with description of new Species and subspecies. Mammalia 62: 367-96
 
Range:NW New Guinea
Habitat:Tropical hill forests, montane forests
Head-Torso-Length:45 - 79 cm
Weight:5 - 9,8 kg
Food:Earthworms, ants
IUCN status:CR (Critically Endangered)
 


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