An echidna does not have a beak in the sense that a bird has a beak. The two extant species of echidna are the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea and the short-beaked echidna of Australia, but the beak is actually a long snout, like that of an anteater. It is not made of hard material, but is soft, though strong.
* Long-beak echidna - native to New Guinea * Short beak echidna - native to Australia * Platypus - native to Australia
The echidna is an egg-laying mammal. It is a beak-like snout, and its body is covered with spines.
There is no specific name given to a female echidna. It is just a female echidna.
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A female echidna does not have any particular name. It is just a female echidna.
There are only two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. 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.
Knuckles the Echidna is red
Knuckles is a short beaked echidna and not as fast as the other sonic characters but has strength.He is an echidna because of his nose, porcupines don't have as narrow snouts as echidna's do.
There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna. There are then three sub-species of the long-beaked echidna - the Eastern long-beaked echidna, Western long-beaked echidna and Sir David's long-beaked echidna.
There are only two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. 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.
Although many websites report that there are four species of echidna, officially there are only two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. 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.
The echidna has fur all over its body, except for its snout. The echidna's spines grow out of its fur.