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Tachyglossus aculeatus

Short-beaked Echidna

As recorded: Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Monotremata › Tachyglossidae

Collected by
P J Shanahan & A B MirzaA.B. Mirza →Peter J. Shanahan →
Locality
Wau
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
11 Bishop specimens of Tachyglossus aculeatusSpecies page ›

Cite this specimen

Tachyglossus aculeatus. BPBM 97726. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95472509. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/97726.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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