Short-beaked Echidna
The short‑beaked echidna is one of Australia’s most iconic animals: a mammal that lays eggs, wears a coat of spines, and feeds mainly on ants and termites using a long, sticky tongue. Also known as the “spiny anteater,” it is remarkably adaptable and occurs across an enormous range of Australian...
Tachyglossidae
Echidna, or Tachyglossidae, is commonly known as the spiny anteater. It is a surviving monotreme along with the platypus. There are three genera and six species in this family, of which the giant echidna is extinct, and the other two genera live in Australia and New Guinea.Echidna is a warm-blooded...