2 Short-beaked Echidna at Stromlo, ACT
Identification history
| Tachyglossus aculeatus | 5 Oct 2022 | DonFletcher | ||
| Tachyglossus aculeatus | 5 Oct 2022 | RobG1 |
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I saw it in the distance with its head and beak in a crevice amongst rocks. It seemed to be sunning itself, but may have been eating ants. It was quite still, until I got a bit closer, then it raised its quills.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.015575-35.293566
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2022 01:44 PM Recorded on
- RobG1 Recorded by
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Mammals Monotremes RobG1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- 759 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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