Tachyglossus aculeatus

1 Short-beaked Echidna at Majura, ACT

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Identification history

	Tachyglossus aculeatus	8 Dec 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Tachyglossus aculeatus	8 Dec 2019	JaneR

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Late afternoon, about 5 pm: I heard the echidna coming down to the dam, rustling through the leaves and twigs; I was worried it was going to get bogged in the soft mud next to the water, but it was fine. Photo is a bit distant, but I wasn't game to move closer and risk disturbing it: it was there for about 2 minutes. It was a special moment.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.170564 -35.278525
Altitude 615.7m
Maps Mount Ainslie
Places Majura, ACT

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1 Abundance
1 Dec 2019 05:09 PM 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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