Taxonavigation

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genus: Tachyglossus
Species: Tachyglossus aculeatus
Subspecies: T. a. acanthion – T. a. aculeatus – T. a. lawesii – T. a. multiaculeatus – T. a. setosus

Name

Tachyglossus aculeatus Shaw, 1792

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, New Holland

References

• Nat. Misc. 3, pl. 109.
• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
• Tachyglossus aculeatus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Tachyglossus aculeatus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• IUCN: Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

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