Tachyglossus aculeatus

2 Short-beaked Echidna at Macarthur, ACT

Tachyglossus aculeatus at Macarthur, ACT - 15 Aug 2021

Tachyglossus aculeatus at Macarthur, ACT - 15 Aug 2021

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Identification history

	Tachyglossus aculeatus	19 Aug 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Tachyglossus aculeatus	18 Aug 2021	RAllen

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2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

19 Aug 2021

Was it eating Cocoanut ants?

RAllen wrote:

19 Aug 2021

No I thing meat ants just provide the required zing!! This one was wandering along and scampered to a parking spot.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.131470 -35.395679
Altitude 658.0m
Places Macarthur, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
15 Aug 2021 03:15 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Tachyglossus aculeatus Scientific name
Short-beaked Echidna Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 1438.2m Recorded at altitude
555 images trained Machine learning
In flower
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