Tachyglossus aculeatus
1 Short-beaked Echidna at Forde, ACT
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| Tachyglossus aculeatus | MichaelBedingfield | 19 Dec 2018 | |
| Tachyglossus aculeatus | JonSteinbeck | 18 Dec 2018 |
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Almost back at the entrance we saw an Echidna presumably burrowing into some ants at the base of a tree. It did not seem to care about our presence although it probably knew we were there.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.153217-35.167460
- Altitude 640.0m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Dec 2018 09:42 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck 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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