Tachyglossus aculeatus
Short-beaked Echidna at Greenway, ACT
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| Tachyglossus aculeatus | MichaelBedingfield | 19 May 2016 | |
| Tachyglossus aculeatus | ArcherCallaway | 4 Oct 2015 |
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7 comments
5 Oct 2015
I hope its okay if I put this echidna in. I noticed a butterfly sighting in the main CNM, so I don't think this is overly out of CNM's scope, and Monotremes are easy enough to identify.
16 Oct 2015
Hehe :) Well this is one very lucky echidna Ryu because he/she has now been mapped and the information will make a difference!!! Yes hopefully we can add other species categories like this in the future. More to come...
20 Oct 2015
Ryu and Aaron: I don't think we should record mammals in the reptiles section unless we create a separate section and call the dataset reptiles, frogs and mammals. I think this should be discussed with Michael. I would be happy to facilitate this until I get out of my depth.
23 Oct 2015
Hi folks. I assume Geoff is referring to Michael Mulvaney, but I must agree with him. We really need an entirely new section for recording mammals.
29 Oct 2015
You can register and record animals directly with Atlas of Living Australia or OzAtlas but then it would be harder for people to view than on Canberra Nature Map, which is so fantastic for users.
29 Oct 2015
Hi guys,
That's correct, while of course we would LOVE to be able to support mammals, we simply aren't setup to cater for it at this point (site structure, species, moderators, icons) etc. Of course Ryu is onto something as it's easy to see that the same model/engine would support it, but I think at this early stage we have to be harsh to be kind and remove the sighting for now. BUT I am confident that mammals would probably get added at some stage, possibly later next year, once the expansion to include Reptiles, Frogs, Birds and Butterflies is completed properly and nicely bedded in. Thanks for your patience and understanding guys and Ryu I love your enthusiasm please watch this space...
That's correct, while of course we would LOVE to be able to support mammals, we simply aren't setup to cater for it at this point (site structure, species, moderators, icons) etc. Of course Ryu is onto something as it's easy to see that the same model/engine would support it, but I think at this early stage we have to be harsh to be kind and remove the sighting for now. BUT I am confident that mammals would probably get added at some stage, possibly later next year, once the expansion to include Reptiles, Frogs, Birds and Butterflies is completed properly and nicely bedded in. Thanks for your patience and understanding guys and Ryu I love your enthusiasm please watch this space...
29 Oct 2015
I have taked to Michael Mulvaney about this. He is optimistic that we could add mammals in 2016-17 if we can get funding. Apparently, Roger Farrow is keen to start recording grasshoppers. I totally agree with Arron. CNM is growing very fast, which is great, but given we have waited so long for something like this, we need to hasten slowly.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.055372-35.426961
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2015 05:00 PM Recorded on
- ArcherCallaway Recorded by
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Species information
- Tachyglossus aculeatus Scientific name
- Short-beaked Echidna Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1888.33m Recorded at altitude
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