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Are there any endangered or threatened echidna species in Australia?
No. The short-beaked echidna, which is the only species echidna in Australia, is neither endangered nor threatened.
Is the Echidna endangered?
No. The echidna is not endangered anywhere in Australia. This includes Tasmania.
What kind of monotremes are there?
* Long-beak echidna - native to New Guinea * Short beak echidna - native to Australia * Platypus - native to Australia
Two egg-laying mammals the platypus and the echidna both live in what country's wilds?
The platypus is found only in Australia. The common echidna known as the short-beaked echidna lives in Australia, but the long-beaked echidna lives in New Guinea.
Are the platypus and the echidna Australian?
Yes: both the platypus and the short-beaked echidna can be found in Australia. The short-beaked echidna is also found in a small area of New Guinea, while the long-beaked echidna is found in many parts of New Guinea, but not Australia.
Are echidnas exclusive to Australia?
Not quite. There are two species of echidna:The most common echidna is the Short-beaked echidna, sometimes known as the spiny anteater. It is indigenous to Australia and the souwestern regions of Papua New Guinea.Less common is the Long-beaked echidna. It is found in the New Guinea highlands. New Guinea is not part of Australia, so this indicates that the echidna is not exclusive (endemic) to Australia.
Can you buy an echidna?
No. Being a protected native mammal of Australia, the echidna is not available for purchase by the general public.
Do monotremes live in Australia?
Yes, the short-beaked echidna and the platypus are both indigenous to Australia. The long-beaked echidna lives in the highlands of New Guinea.
What are the 2 monotremes in the world?
The two monotremes are the platypus and the echidna. There is just one species of platypus, and two species of echidna - the long-beaked echidna, found in New Guinea, and the short-beaked echidna, found only in Australia. The platypus is also found only in Australia.
What animals in the US are similar to the echidna?
There is no animal in the US similar to the echidna. The echidna is a monotreme, and monotremes are found only on the continent of Australia, while one species of echidna is found in New Guinea.
What are the 2 monotremes?
The two known monotremes are the platypus and the echidna, of which there are two species, the short-beaked echidna of Australia and the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.
How many species of Echidna are there?
There are only two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. There are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
