Long-Beaked Echidna


The long-beaked echidna was named among the top-ten 'focal species' in 2007 by the Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered project. Echidnas are one of two types of mammals that lay eggs

The long-beaked echidna make up one of the two genera of echidnas. The spiny monotromes which can be found in New Guinea and the long-beaked that lives in Australia. 


Echidnas are one of two types of mammals that lay eggs, the other being the platypus. They are primarily a nocturnal animal that forages for its insect food on the forest floor and they don't usually feed during daylight. The long-beaked echidna lives in dens and they are commonly found to be in underground burrows. 

The population of echidnas in New Guinea is declining because of forest clearing and over-hunting, and the animal is much in need of protection.

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