Tachyglossus aculeatus

Short-beaked Echidna at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Tachyglossus aculeatus	17 Feb 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Tachyglossus aculeatus	17 Feb 2018	RodDeb

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

18 Feb 2018

A research project is currently underway in South Australia looking at Echidna DNA and diet - they would like to be sent echidna poo. It is very distinctive being long (up to 5cm) cylindrical and full of little bits of ants and termites see
http://grutznerlab.weebly.com/echidna-csi.html

RodDeb wrote:

18 Feb 2018

sorry didn't know about it when we saw him

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110400 -35.275637
Altitude 598.7m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

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1 Abundance
16 Feb 2018 11:46 AM Recorded on
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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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