Tachyglossus aculeatus

1 Short-beaked Echidna at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

	Tachyglossus aculeatus	8 Sep 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Tachyglossus aculeatus	8 Sep 2018	SallyandPeter

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There are 3 Echidna in this rabbit burrow. Obviously an Echidna train that has gone into a tunnel. I have only ever seen a single animal before here. It's quite hard to see the 3rd one.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

9 Sep 2018

Great photo - thanks

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Location information

Coordinates 149.068552 -34.975298
Places Murrumbateman, NSW

Sighting information

3 Abundance
8 Sep 2018 12:55 PM Recorded on
SallyandPeter Recorded by
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SallyandPeter Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monotremes Mammals

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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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