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Zaglossus bartoni
Zaglossus bruijnii
Zaglossus hacketti (extinct)
Zaglossus robustus (extinct) Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ...
Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ...
Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with...
Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary...
Families Kollikodontidae (extinct) Ornithorhynchidae - Platypus Tachyglossidae - Echidnas Steropodontidae (extinct) Monotremes are mammals that are best known for laying eggs, instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials and placental mammals (Eutheria). ...
For other uses, see Echidna (disambiguation). ...
In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ...
Binomial name Zaglossus attenboroughi (, ) The Cyclops Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi) is one of three species from the genus Zaglossus to occur in New Guinea. ...
Binomial name Zaglossus bartoni (Thomas, 1907) Bartons Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bartoni) is one of three species from the genus Zaglossus to occur in New Guinea. ...
Binomial name Zaglossus bruijnii (Peters and Doria, 1876) The Long-beaked Echidna is one of the four extant echidnas and one of three species of Zaglossus that occur in New Guinea. ...
| Zaglossus is the genus of the echidna, a spiny monotreme that lives in New Guinea. There are three living species, and two extinct species. In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ...
Species Genus Tachyglossus T. aculeatus Genus Zaglossus Z. attenboroughi Z. bruijnii Z. bartoni Z. hacketti (extinct) Z. robustus (extinct) Echidnas, also known in their native Australia by their common name of spiny anteaters, are the only surviving monotremes apart from the Platypus. ...
Families Kollikodontidae (extinct) Ornithorhynchidae - Platypus Tachyglossidae - Echidnas Steropodontidae (extinct) Monotremes (< monos, single + trema, hole; refers to the cloaca) are mammals that are best known for laying eggs, instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). ...
Species
Zaglossus attenboroughi - Habitat: regions of New Guinea at higher elevation than highland forests
- Era: the present
- Conservation status: Endangered
Remarks: see Cyclops Long-beaked Echidna ...
Zaglossus bartoni - Habitat:on the central cordillera between the Paniai Lakes and the Nanneau Range, as well as the Huon Peninsula
- Era: the present
- Conservation status: Endangered
Zaglossus brujinii - Habitat: highland forests of New Guinea
- Era: the present
- Conservation status: Endangered
Remarks: see Long-beaked Echidna Binomial name Zaglossus bruijnii (Peters and Doria, 1876) The Long-beaked Echidna is one of the four extant echidnas and one of three species of Zaglossus that occur in New Guinea. ...
Zaglossus hacketti - Habitat: Western Australia
- Era: Upper Pleistocene
- Conservation status: Fossil
- Remarks: This species is known only from a few bones. At a metre long, it was huge for an echidna and for monotremes in general.
Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...
The Pleistocene Epoch is part of the geologic timescale. ...
Families Kollikodontidae (extinct) Ornithorhynchidae - Platypus Tachyglossidae - Echidnas Steropodontidae (extinct) Monotremes (< monos, single + trema, hole; refers to the cloaca) are mammals that are best known for laying eggs, instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). ...
Zaglossus robustus Remarks: This species is known from a fossil skull about 65 cm long. Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ...
The Pleistocene Epoch is part of the geologic timescale. ...
Reference - Flannery, T.F. and Groves, C.P. 1998 A revision of the genus Zaglossus (Monotremata, Tachyglossidae), with description of new species and subspecies. Mammalia, 62(3): 367-396
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