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There is no "average" temperature in Australia for where the echidna lives.
Echidnas are found throughout most of Australia, and are highly adaptable to a wide range of environments and climates. 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 hot deserts.
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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 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.
What is the lifespan of an Echidna?
The lifespan of the short-beaked echidna, which lives in Australia, is 45-55 years. In the wild, due to predation and being hit by cars, their life span may average around 16 years.
Where would you find a monotreme in its natural environment?
Monotremes only live in the wild in Australia and the island of New Guinea. The platypus lives in rivers near the eastern coast of Australia. The short beaked echidna can be found throughout Australia and in south central New Guinea. Sir David's long beaked echidna lives in a tiny spot of New Guinea on the northern coast. The western long beaked echidna lives on the western end of New Guinea, and the eastern long beaked echidna lives in the central mountains of New Guinea all the way to the eastern end of the island.
What kinds animals live in southeastern Australia?
One of the animals that lives in southeastern Australia is the koala. The kangaroo, echidna, and the galah are other animals from this area.
What is an echinada?
Do you perhaps mean an echidna ? If you do, it is a type of anteater that lives in Australia. It is a monotreme, a very primitive type of mammal that lays eggs. There are only three monotremes : the duckbilled platypus and two species of echidna that live in different parts of australia.
What color is an echidna?
Beneath their sharp, defensive spines, echidnas have fur which varies in colour from light brown to darker brown, reddish brown and sometimes black. The further north an echidna lives, the lighter the colouring. They can be quite light brown in northern areas of Australia, and black in Tasmania.
What types of echidnas are there in the world?
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.
What is erchidna?
An echidna is the only other egg-laying mammal than the platypus. It lives in Australia. They are also called spiny ant-eaters, and their appearance is similar to a hedgehog.
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.
What did the word 'echidna' come from?
The echidna (Tachyglossus Aculeatus) was named after the Greek monster Echidna, who was half snake (reptile) and half woman (mammal). She was known as the "Mother of all Monsters" as most of the monsters in Greek mythology were said to have mothered by Echidna.The most obvious reptilian characteristic of the echidna is that it lays eggs. The mammalian characteristics of the echidna is that they are warm-blooded, have fur, produce milk and suckle their young.For more information on Echidna the monster, see the related link.As for the echidna's scientific name of Tachyglossus - this means "Fast tongue". The echidna lives primarily on termites and ants, collecting them from nests by flicking its tongue in and out very quickly to capture the insects. The echidna's tongue moves at a speed of around 100 times per minute.
Is the Lontra canadensis a monotreme?
No. The North American River otter is not a monotreme. It is a placental mammal. Monotremes include just the platypus and short-beaked echidna of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna which, together with its short-beaked cousin, lives only on the island of New guinea.
