Tachyglossus aculeatus - #3761
Short-beaked Echidna
Ventral view of left hind foot. LACM 10032, from San Diego Zoo.
Geographic Distribution
S and E New Guinea; Australia, including Kangaroo Isl (off South Australia) and Tasmania.
Order/Family
Tachyglossidae
Genus
Tachyglossus
Specific Epithet
aculeatus
Image Date
5 December 2013
Photographer
DG Huckaby