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BPBM 24615Vertebrate Zoology
Tachyglossus aculeatus
Short-beaked Echidna
As recorded: Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Monotremata › Tachyglossidae
- Collected by
- P J Shanahan
- Locality
- Moonduk, vic. Wau:Bulolo River
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- A C Ziegler / confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cite this specimen
Tachyglossus aculeatus. BPBM 24615. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95472501. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/24615.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95472501 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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