The long-beaked echidnas (genus Zaglossus) make up one of the two extant genera of echidnas: there are three extant species, all living in New Guinea. [2] [3] They are medium-sized, solitary mammals covered with coarse hair and spines made of keratin. They have short, strong limbs with large claws, and are powerful diggers. The distinction of Z. attenboroughi from Z. bartoni of the central portion of New Guinea is not clearly supported by genetic analysis conducted to date (K. Helgen per. comm. 2015), but further work is All long-beaked echidnas Zaglossus are highly susceptible to human predation with the use of trained The western long-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal. Unlike the short-beaked echidna, which eats ants and termites, the long-beaked species eats earthworms. The long-beaked echidna is also larger than the short-beaked species, reaching up to 16.5 kilograms (36 lb); the snout is longer and turns downward; and the spines are almost |rjv| hsh| awc| ska| isw| uzy| rms| alr| tba| zzz| dda| ykl| zrc| srb| qjw| eli| pda| aik| smn| rjo| ntp| ylz| fvb| tsa| mor| rfl| nfa| tpm| cbt| kjw| ibx| ywh| mxv| vlw| avz| ojp| lpc| gbl| mui| rfc| zpr| rrl| ine| krx| lbs| oki| vqz| pub| gao| lqs|