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Short-Beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

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Field Notes

Description:

30-45cm in length and the top side is covered in cream spines. When scared they curl up in a ball.

Habitat:

In forests, scrub land, along roadsides and open country.

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PublishedSeptember 2, 2014

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