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The echidna is a solitary animal and not usually found in groups.
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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.
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.
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.
Do Echidna live in groups?
No. Echidnas are solitary animals, living alone.
How many monotreme mammals are there?
Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs. There are just two known monotremes, the platypus and the echidna, although there are two species of echidna.Platypus - indigenous to Australia aloneShort-beaked echidna, sometimes known as the spiny anteater - found in Australia and a small region in New Guinea.Long-beaked echidna - found in the New Guinea highlandsThere are three sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna. How_many_types_of_monotremes_are_there
Are there more monotremes like the platypus?
There is one other kind of monotreme in the world and that is the echidna, or spiny anteater. It is native to Australia and New Guinea. There are 2 different species of echidna in all:Short-beaked echidna, sometimes known as the spiny anteater - found in Australia and a small region in New Guinea.Long-beaked echidna - found in the New Guinea highlandsThere are three recognised sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
What other animals reproduce like the platypus?
The platypus is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. The only other animal in this group is the echidna. There are two species of echidna: the short-beaked echidna, which is found in Australia, just like the platypus; and the long-beaked echidna, which is only found on the island of New Guinea.
What are the Australian monotremes?
The Australian monotremes are the platypus and the short-beaked echidna. There is just one other species of echidna, the long-beaked echidna, which is found on the island of New Guinea.
What type of echidna lives in Papua New Guinea?
The long-beaked echidna is native to Papua New Guinea, but the short-beaked echidna is also found in lowland parts of PNG.
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.
What are some monotremes?
There are three types of mammals: placental, marsupial, and monotremes.Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs. There are just two known monotremes, the platypus and the echidna, although there are two species of echidna.Platypus - indigenous to Australia aloneShort-beaked echidna, sometimes known as the spiny anteater - found in Australia and a small region in New Guinea.Long-beaked echidna - found in the New Guinea highlandsThere are three sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
What mammal lays eggs in South America?
There are no egg-laying mammals in South America.There are just three known species of egg-laying mammals, or monotremes, and two of them are found in Australia. They are the platypus and short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia.In addition, the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) is found in New Guinea. The echidna is sometimes called the spiny anteater, and there are several sub-speciesof the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
