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Western Long-beaked Echidna

Zaglossus bruijnii

Classification

The western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii), also called Bruijin's long-beaked echidna, is one of the four extant echidnas and one of three species of Zaglossus that occurs in New Guinea. Originally described as Tachyglossus bruijnii, this is the type species of Zaglossus. Description The western long-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal.

Distribution

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