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The spiny egg-laying mammal is the echidna. Short-beaked echidnas live almost exclusively on termites, although they also eat ants. Echidnas have large claws for breaking open termite mounds (which, in much of Australia, are made from mud). They have long sticky tongues, about 15cm long, with which they catch the termites. Echidnas also look for termites under old, rotting logs, their preferred locale.
The long-beaked echidna, which is found only on the island of New Guinea, feeds mainly on worms, insect larvae and other invertebrates.
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What a spiny mammal eat?
a spiny mammal eat
What are examples of egglaying mammal?
Duck-billed platypus
What is a spiny Australian mammal stars with e?
echidna
Which animal is a small mammal with a spiny coat?
Hedgehog
Is a Spiny anteater a Placental?
No. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme. It is an egg-laying mammal.
Is the spiny tailed iguana a mammal?
No iguana are lizards and therefore reptiles.
What does spiny water flea eat?
The Spiny Water fleas eat zoo plankton.
What is a enchidna?
It is a monotreme, or mammal that lays eggs. It is sometimes known as a spiny anteater.
Does a spiny anteater live in water or land?
On land - it is a mammal - not a fish or amphibian !
How does the spiny echidna differ from most other mammals?
The echidna, also known as the spiny anteater, is different from most other mammals because it is a mammal that lays eggs. It is a monotreme, meaning it is an egg-laying mammal. The only other mammal species which lays eggs is the platypus.
Is a spiny anteater a marsupial montreme or a placental?
Yes. "Spiny anteater" is a common name for the echidna, an egg-laying mammal, or monotreme, found only in Australia and New Guinea. The only other monotreme is the platypus.
Do spiny anteater feed their babies with milk?
Echidnas, or spiny anteaters, are mammals. Therefore, they do feed their young with mothers' milk. This is one of the defining characteristics of a mammal.
