An Australian terrestrial anteater.
The exceptional longevity of an egg-laying mammal, the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is associated with peroxidation-resistant membrane composition. Experimental Gerontology, 43: 729-733. Nicol, S., N. Anderson. an Australian terrestrial anteater; a burrower with a long snout and tongue. A monotreme. Called also spiny anteater, Tachyglossus and Zaglossus spp. Includes long-nosed echidna (Zaglossus bruijni), short-nosed echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Tachyglossus aculeatus is the most widely distributed extant monotreme. Subspecies of T. aculeatus are distributed throughout southern and eastern New Guinea, mainland Australia, Kangaroo Island, and Tasmania. Facts about this animal. The short-beaked echidna may reach a head-body length of about half a metre and a weight of up to 5 kgs. The stubby tail is about 9 cm long. : a spiny-coated toothless burrowing nocturnal monotreme mammal (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that has a long extensible tongue and long heavy claws and that feeds chiefly on ants; also: a related mammal (Zaglossus bruijni) of New Guinea having a longer snout and shorter spines. Gestation in Tachyglossus aculeatus lasts about 23 days, after which the female will lay a single soft-shelled egg in her pouch for incubation. Eggs hatch 10 or 11 days later. Short-beaked echidnas exhibit a long lactation stage lasting between 150 and 200 days depending on geography and subspecies. Tachyglossus aculeatus is the most widely distributed extant monotreme. Subspecies of T. aculeatus are distributed throughout southern and eastern New Guinea, mainland Australia, Kangaroo Island, and Tasmania. This range includes large portions of the three countries of Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. an Australian terrestrial anteater; a burrower with a long snout and tongue. A monotreme. Called also spiny anteater, Tachyglossus and Zaglossus spp. Includes long-nosed echidna (Zaglossus bruijni), short-nosed echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). echidna. n, pl-nas or-nae (-niː). 1. (Animals) any of the spine-covered monotreme mammals of the genera Tachyglossus of Australia and Zaglossus of New Guinea: family Tachyglossidae. They have a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites. Also called: spiny anteater.
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