Tachyglossus aculeatus

Short-beaked Echidna at King Island

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Location information

• Coordinates 143.881825-40.098353
• Altitude 59.4m
• Maps Seal Rocks Conservation Area King Island
• Places Surprise Bay, TAS

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 27 Oct 2023 02:59 PM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

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  HelenCross Tasmania NatureMapr Monotremes Mammals

Species information

• Tachyglossus aculeatus Scientific name
• Short-beaked Echidna Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1888.33m Recorded at altitude
• 921 images trained Machine learning
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