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Tachyglossus aculeatus

2 Short-beaked Echidna at suppressed

Tachyglossus aculeatus at suppressed - 7 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Tachyglossus aculeatus 7 Sep 2023 CarbonAI
Tachyglossus aculeatus 7 Sep 2023 Aussiegall

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User's notes

A small echidna, only young, quite furry. Seemed quite capable of looking after itself and was foraging in the leaf litter

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Hirudinidae sp. (family) (A Striped Leech) at Penrose, NSW - 12 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall
Fletchamia quinquelineata (Five-striped flatworm) at Penrose, NSW - 14 Feb 2022 by Aussiegall

Species information

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

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 7 Sep 2023 02:05 PM Recorded on
  • Aussiegall Recorded by

Additional information

  • Unknown Gender
  • Dependent young Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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