Tachyglossus aculeatus
Short-beaked Echidna at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Tachyglossus aculeatus | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Aug 2018 | |
| Tachyglossus aculeatus | Mothy | 7 Aug 2018 |
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This one was spotted off the Grassy Track at Mulligans Flat on 6th August 2018, but wouldn't come out of the defensive position against the tree. You could still see a plastic straw piece on one of it's spikes from the last survey/census of the population there.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.166992-35.170661
- Altitude 639.6m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Aug 2018 03:19 PM Recorded on
- Mothy Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
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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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