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Echidnas are native to Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, they can be found in various habitats across the continent, including forests, grasslands, and deserts. They thrive in a range of environments, from coastal regions to mountainous areas. In New Guinea, they inhabit highland forests and other suitable habitats.
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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.
Do Echidna live in groups?
No. Echidnas are solitary animals, living alone.
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.
Why is the echidna unusual among mammals in the way its baby is produced?
The echidna, like the platypus, is unusual because it lays eggs, rather than producing live young.
What do Echidna eat do they live in a tunnel where do you find them in Australia who do they find their food can they run fast?
The short-beaked echidna lives almost exclusively on termites, but will also eat ants. The long-beaked echidna feeds on other insects, worms and insect larvae as well. Echidnas do not live in a tunnel, but they do dig burrows. They are not fast runners.
In which country do the only egg laying mammals live?
There are actually three countries in which the only egg-laying mammals live: Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, i.e. that part of Indonesia which occupies the western half of the island of New Guinea. There are just three known species of egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They are the platypus and short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) of Papua New Guinea. The echidna is sometimes called the spiny anteater, and 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.
Do mammals give live birth to young?
All mammals, with the exception of the monotremes, give birth to live young. Monotremes are egg-laying mammals, and comprise just three species: platypus, short-beaked echidna and long-beaked echidna.
Where do the platypus and the echidna live?
The platypus and one species of echidna, the short-beaked echidna, both live in Australia. The short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna are both found on the island of New Guinea.The platypus can live in a variety of biomes within Australia.Platypuses can be found in tropical, sub-tropical and temperate rainforestsThey can be found in wet or dry sclerophyll forest (bushland)They are also found in sub-alpine forestsPlatypuses live in burrows they dig in the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers and dams.Echidnas are found throughout most of Australia, and are highly adaptable to a wide range of environments, which has been one of the reasons why they are not threatened by habitat loss. They live anywhere from bushland and woodlands, rocky areas as long as the soil is loose enough to dig, snowy mountains, sandy plains, heath, grasslands, semi-arid environments and deserts. Echidnas can be found wherever there are termites and ants.
What is a female echidna called?
There is no specific name given to a female echidna. It is just a female echidna.
What mammals give birth to live young?
All mammals have live birth except the echidna and the platypus, both of which lay eggs.
What are two mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young?
Echidna and platypus.
Are orangutans viviparous?
Live birth. The only mammals that lay eggs are the monotremes - the platypus and echidna.
