Tachyglossus aculeatus - #622
Short-beaked Echidna
Side view of skull
Geographic Distribution
S and E New Guinea; Australia, including Kangaroo Isl (off South Australia) and Tasmania.
Order/Family
Tachyglossidae
Genus
Tachyglossus
Specific Epithet
aculeatus
Image Location
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
Image Date
1980
Photographer
R W Van Devender