Zaglossus

5 species

The list of species of Zaglossus genus

The long-beaked echidnas make up one of the two extant genera of echidnas, spiny monotremes that live in New Guinea; the other being the short-beaked echidna. There are three living species and one extinct species in this genus. The extinct species were present in Australia. Echidnas are one of the two types of mammals that lay eggs, the other being the platypus. The echidnas retain reptilian features such as egg-laying but display mammalian features such as fur and lactation.

The Eastern species is listed as vulnerable, while Sir David's and Western long-beaked echidna species are listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

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The list of species of Zaglossus genus

The Eastern species is listed as vulnerable, while Sir David's and Western long-beaked echidna species are listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

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Western Long-Beaked Echidna

Zaglossus bruijnii

The western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii ) is one of the four extant echidnas and one of three species of Zaglossus that occur in New Guinea. Originally described as Tachyglossus bruijnii, this is the type species of Zaglossus.

Zaglossus hacketti

Murrayglossus is a genus in the family Tachyglossidae. It contains a single species, Murrayglossus hacketti, the giant echidna, an extinct species of echidna from Western Australia that is dated to the Pleistocene. It is known only from a few bones....

Sir David's Long-Beaked Echidna

Zaglossus attenboroughi

Sir David's long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi ) is one of the three species from the genus Zaglossus that occurs in New Guinea. It is named in honor of Sir David Attenborough, the eminent naturalist.

Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna

Zaglossus bartoni

The eastern long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bartoni ), also known as Barton's long-beaked echidna, is one of three species from the genus Zaglossus to occur in New Guinea. It is found mainly in the eastern half at elevations between 2,000 and 3,000...

Zaglossus robustus

Zaglossus robustus is an extinct species of long-beaked echidna known from the middle Miocene (about 13 or 14 million years ago) of Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia. It may belong in the genus Megalibgwilia. The supposed fossil platypus...