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Zaglossus
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genus of echidnas
OverviewAI-generated
Zaglossus, commonly known as the long-beaked echidna, is a genus of mammals within the family Tachyglossidae. It belongs to the order Monotremata, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus is characterized by viviparity, with a litter size of one and a time in the pouch of 10.
Records for this taxon are held by institutions including NHMUK, NMV, UCMP, AM, and QM. Occurrence data indicates presence in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and France. The subject has 187 occurrence records and 19 total records, with no associated media.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderMonotremata
- FamilyTachyglossidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- Family
- Tachyglossidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, NMV, UCMP, AM, QM, AMNH
- Recorded in
- Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, France
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Zaglossus
- taxon name
- Zaglossus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Zaglossus
- taxon common name
- Long-beaked echidna
- time in the pouch
- 10
- litter size
- 1
- has characteristic
- viviparity
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Encyclopedic overview
Zaglossus, known as the long-beaked echidnas make up one of the two extant genera of echidnas: there are three extant species, all living in New Guinea. They are medium-sized, solitary mammals covered with coarse hair and spines made of keratin. They have short, strong limbs with large claws, and are powerful diggers. What separates the 3 long-beaked echidna species is mainly location in New Guinea. Other signifying characteristics include skull morphology, color and density of fur and spines, body size, and number of toes and claws. They are a highly primitive species, with many characteristics derived from reptiles.
The extant species are:
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zaglossus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.