Tachyglossus aculeatus

2 Short-beaked Echidna at Wollondilly Local Government Area

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Identification history

	Tachyglossus aculeatus	27 Dec 2023	CarbonAI
	Tachyglossus aculeatus	27 Dec 2023	bufferzone

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was scared and took Refuge by Burrowing under a stump before a Good photo could be taken, this one is not far from a 2 meter high termite mound, we get these regularly sadly have previously rescued one with Dog bites, once, this one is very Healthy and away from dogs at the moment

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Location information

Maps Wollondilly Local Government Area
Places Oakdale, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
bufferzone Recorded by
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Mammals Monotremes bufferzone Southern Highlands NatureMapr

Additional information

Unknown Gender
Burrow Breeding behaviour
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Tachyglossus aculeatus Scientific name
Short-beaked Echidna Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1888.33m Recorded at altitude
863 images trained Machine learning
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