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The short-beaked echidna occurs mainly in Australia, where it is common throughout the mainland and the Australian island state of Tasmania, while the long-beaked echidna lives in New Guinea. There is a small pocket in southeast papue New Guinea where the short-beaked echidna is also found.
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Do monotremes have fur?
Yes. Both types of monotremes - platypuses and echidnas - have fur and lay eggs. In addition, echidnas have sharp spines, but these protrude from its body through a layer of thick fur.
How do echidnas hibernate?
Echidnas do not hibernate.
Do echidnas hop?
No. Echidnas do not hop. They walk.
Are there echidnas in Bali?
There are no echidnas in Bali. Echidnas are found only in Australia and on the island of New Guinea.
Are Australian echidnas invertebrates?
No. All echidnas are mammals, and all mammals are vertebrates. Echidnas are different from "echinoderms".
Do termites eat echidnas?
No. Echidnas eat termites.
Why do Echidnas communicate?
Echidnas are unusual because, along with platypuses, they are the world's only known monotremes, which means they are egg-laying mammals. Though egg-layers, they are classified as mammals because the young suckle mothers' milk.
Do echidnas live by themselves?
Yes. Echidnas are solitary animals.
Where do echidnas hunt?
Echidnas do not hibernate.
When do echidnas hibernate?
Echidnas do not hibernate.
Are Echidnas scared of people?
No. Echidnas are not hostile to people or other animals.
What do you call a group of echidnas?
There's no collective term for a group of echidnas.
