Biology:Tasmanian short-beaked echidna

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Short description: Subspecies of monotreme


Tasmanian short-beaked echidna
Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus) Scottsdale.jpg
near Scottsdale, Tasmania
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Tachyglossidae
Genus: Tachyglossus
Species:
Subspecies:
T. a. setosus
Trinomial name
Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus
(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

The Tasmanian short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus) is a subspecies of short-beaked echidna endemic to Tasmania.[1]

It was first described by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1803 as Echidna setosa,[1][2] from two specimens, one of which was found in or near Bruny Island.[1] Jackson and others (2021)[3] review the taxonomy of this animal and redefine various type specimens.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20902416 entry