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The echidna belongs to the family Tachyglossidae, which is in the group of egg-laying mammals known as monotremes.
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Is an echidna a rodent?
No; echidnas, unlike porcupines, are not members of the rodent family. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
Are long beaked echidnas and porcupines from the same family?
Not at all. Echidnas and porcupines are not even remotely related. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. porcupines are placental mammals, a quite different order of mammals.
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.
Are echidnas related to platypuses?
No, echidnas are not related to platypuses.Echidnas and platypuses are both monotremes, meaning they are the only known egg-laying mammals. For this reason, they may be considered by some to be related, but in fact their families are completely different. The echidna belongs to the family Tachyglossidae, while the platypus belongs to the family Ornithorhynchidae.
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.
