Tachyglossus aculeatus - #1372
Short-beaked Echidna
Individual in defensive posture, with head pushed under log
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 Location
Mole Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, TAS, Australia
Image Date
1999
Photographer
J A Lackey