Tachyglossus aculeatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ornithorhynchoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Ordo: Monotremata Superfamilia: Ornithorhynchoidea

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genus: Tachyglossus
Species: Tachyglossus aculeatus
Subspecies: T. a. acanthion – T. a. aculeatus – T. a. lawesii – T. a. multiaculeatus – T. a. setosus

Name

Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, New Holland

References

Primary references

Nat. Misc. 3, pl. 109.

Additional references

Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: Clayton. 529 pp. ISBN 978-1-486-30012-9. Reference page.
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Links

Tachyglossus aculeatus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Tachyglossus aculeatus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
IUCN: Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Boarisch: Kurzschnoowe-Auhmoasenigé
Deutsch: Kurzschnabel-Ameisenigel
Ελληνικά: Κοντόρυγχη Έχιδνα
English: Short-nosed echidna
español: Equidna de hocico corto
Equidna australiano
eesti: sipelgasiil
suomi: nokkasiili
עברית: קיפודן נמלים אוסטרלי
íslenska: Maurígull
日本語: ハリモグラ
polski: Kolczatka australijska
português: Equidna-de-bico-curto, Equidna-ouriço
русский: Австралийская ехидна
українська: Коротконоса єхидна
中文: 澳洲針鼴

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