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Tachyglossus aculeatus

2 Short-beaked Echidna at Penrose, NSW

Tachyglossus aculeatus at Penrose, NSW - 15 Mar 2023
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Penrose, NSW - 15 Mar 2023
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Tachyglossus aculeatus 15 Mar 2023 CarbonAI
Tachyglossus aculeatus 15 Mar 2023 Aussiegall

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Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall Aviceda subcristata (Pacific Baza) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall Ninox boobook (Southern Boobook) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall Heteronympha paradelpha (Spotted Brown) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall Danaus plexippus (Monarch/Wanderer) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall Hemicordulia australiae (Australian Emerald) at Penrose, NSW - 2 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Penrose, NSW - 4 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall Delias nigrina (Black Jezebel) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall Netrocoryne repanda (Bronze Flat) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall Netrocoryne repanda (Bronze Flat) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall Lophyrotoma interrupta (Cattle Poisoning Sawfly) at Penrose, NSW - 23 Nov 2022 by Aussiegall Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Nov 2022 by Aussiegall Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Oct 2022 by Aussiegall Columba leucomela (White-headed Pigeon) at Penrose, NSW - 27 Aug 2022 by Aussiegall Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Jul 2022 by Aussiegall Meliphaga lewinii (Lewin's Honeyeater) at Penrose, NSW - 7 Jun 2022 by Aussiegall Chelepteryx collesi (White-stemmed Gum Moth) at Penrose, NSW - 9 May 2022 by Aussiegall Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Apr 2022 by Aussiegall Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Apr 2022 by Aussiegall Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 17 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 16 Feb 2022 by Aussiegall Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Feb 2022 by Aussiegall Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Penrose, NSW - 29 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall Delias nigrina (Black Jezebel) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall Thysanotus tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall Hakea dactyloides (Finger Hakea) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at Penrose, NSW - 16 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall Ramaria sp. (A Coral fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 9 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall Melanodes anthracitaria (Black Geometrid) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Nov 2021 by Aussiegall Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 16 Nov 2021 by Aussiegall Xylonichus eucalypti (Green cockchafer beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Oct 2021 by Aussiegall Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Penrose, NSW - 26 Aug 2021 by Aussiegall Kennedia prostrata (Running Postman) at Penrose, NSW - 26 Aug 2021 by Aussiegall Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Aug 2021 by Aussiegall Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Jul 2021 by Aussiegall Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 5 Apr 2021 by Aussiegall Danaus plexippus (Monarch/Wanderer) at Penrose, NSW - 8 Dec 2020 by Aussiegall Belenois java (Caper White) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Oct 2020 by Aussiegall Billardiera scandens (Hairy Apple Berry) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Oct 2020 by Aussiegall Hybanthus monopetalus (Slender Violet) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Oct 2020 by Aussiegall Prostanthera incana (Velvet Mint-bush) at Penrose, NSW - 29 Sep 2020 by Aussiegall Meliphaga lewinii (Lewin's Honeyeater) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Jul 2020 by Aussiegall Acanthiza lineata (Striated Thornbill) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Jun 2020 by Aussiegall Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Apr 2020 by Aussiegall Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 5 Apr 2020 by Aussiegall Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Apr 2020 by Aussiegall Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Apr 2020 by Aussiegall Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Mar 2020 by Aussiegall Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Penrose, NSW - 21 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler) at Penrose, NSW - 5 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 21 Jan 2020 by Aussiegall Petauroides volans (Greater Glider) at Penrose, NSW - 8 Dec 2019 by Aussiegall Macropygia phasianella (Brown Cuckoo-dove) at Penrose, NSW - 7 Oct 2019 by Aussiegall Litoria quiritatus (Screaming Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 21 Mar 2019 by Aussiegall Trichoglossus moluccanus (Rainbow Lorikeet) at Penrose, NSW - 17 Feb 2019 by Aussiegall
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Aviceda subcristata (Pacific Baza) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Ninox boobook (Southern Boobook) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Heteronympha paradelpha (Spotted Brown) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Danaus plexippus (Monarch/Wanderer) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Hemicordulia australiae (Australian Emerald) at Penrose, NSW - 2 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Penrose, NSW - 4 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Delias nigrina (Black Jezebel) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Netrocoryne repanda (Bronze Flat) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Netrocoryne repanda (Bronze Flat) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Lophyrotoma interrupta (Cattle Poisoning Sawfly) at Penrose, NSW - 23 Nov 2022 by Aussiegall
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Nov 2022 by Aussiegall
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Oct 2022 by Aussiegall
Columba leucomela (White-headed Pigeon) at Penrose, NSW - 27 Aug 2022 by Aussiegall
Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Jul 2022 by Aussiegall
Meliphaga lewinii (Lewin's Honeyeater) at Penrose, NSW - 7 Jun 2022 by Aussiegall
Chelepteryx collesi (White-stemmed Gum Moth) at Penrose, NSW - 9 May 2022 by Aussiegall
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Apr 2022 by Aussiegall
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Apr 2022 by Aussiegall
Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 17 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 16 Feb 2022 by Aussiegall
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Feb 2022 by Aussiegall
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Penrose, NSW - 29 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Delias nigrina (Black Jezebel) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Thysanotus tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall
Hakea dactyloides (Finger Hakea) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at Penrose, NSW - 16 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall
Ramaria sp. (A Coral fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 9 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall
Melanodes anthracitaria (Black Geometrid) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall
Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Nov 2021 by Aussiegall
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 16 Nov 2021 by Aussiegall
Xylonichus eucalypti (Green cockchafer beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Oct 2021 by Aussiegall
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Penrose, NSW - 26 Aug 2021 by Aussiegall
Kennedia prostrata (Running Postman) at Penrose, NSW - 26 Aug 2021 by Aussiegall
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Aug 2021 by Aussiegall
Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Jul 2021 by Aussiegall
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 5 Apr 2021 by Aussiegall
Danaus plexippus (Monarch/Wanderer) at Penrose, NSW - 8 Dec 2020 by Aussiegall
Belenois java (Caper White) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Oct 2020 by Aussiegall
Billardiera scandens (Hairy Apple Berry) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Oct 2020 by Aussiegall
Hybanthus monopetalus (Slender Violet) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Oct 2020 by Aussiegall
Prostanthera incana (Velvet Mint-bush) at Penrose, NSW - 29 Sep 2020 by Aussiegall
Meliphaga lewinii (Lewin's Honeyeater) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Jul 2020 by Aussiegall
Acanthiza lineata (Striated Thornbill) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Jun 2020 by Aussiegall
Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Apr 2020 by Aussiegall
Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 5 Apr 2020 by Aussiegall
Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Apr 2020 by Aussiegall
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Apr 2020 by Aussiegall
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Mar 2020 by Aussiegall
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Penrose, NSW - 21 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall
Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall
Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler) at Penrose, NSW - 5 Feb 2020 by Aussiegall
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 21 Jan 2020 by Aussiegall
Petauroides volans (Greater Glider) at Penrose, NSW - 8 Dec 2019 by Aussiegall
Macropygia phasianella (Brown Cuckoo-dove) at Penrose, NSW - 7 Oct 2019 by Aussiegall
Litoria quiritatus (Screaming Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 21 Mar 2019 by Aussiegall
Trichoglossus moluccanus (Rainbow Lorikeet) at Penrose, NSW - 17 Feb 2019 by Aussiegall

Location information

Species information

  • Tachyglossus aculeatus Scientific name
  • Short-beaked Echidna Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 15 Mar 2023 12:26 PM Recorded on
  • Aussiegall Recorded by

Additional information

  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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