1. Endangered Species Project Long-Beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) Tim Parker

2. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordate Class: Mammalia Order: Monotremata Family: Tachyglossidae Genus species: Zaglossus bruijni

3. Physical Description Weight: 5 to 16 kg.Weight: 5 to 16 kg. Length: 450- 775 mm.Length: 450- 775 mm. Hair: Black, yellow and brown.Hair: Black, yellow and brown. QuillsQuills http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/June2000/default.htm

4. Physical Description Short tail.Short tail. Long, “tubular” snout.Long, “tubular” snout. No teeth, small spikes on tongue.No teeth, small spikes on tongue. Claws.Claws. http://www.2docstock.com/galleries/Gallery%20A%20- animals%20&%20Nature/pages/ECHIDNA.htm

5. Lives in New Guinea, Australia and Indonesia. brainmuseum.org/Specimens/monotremata/echidna/

6. http://www.nationalgeographic.com

7. Consumes worms / ants. Babies are hunted by foxes/snakes. Adults are hunted by wild cats and dogs. Evolution: Egg-laying mammal.

8. Food Nocturnal forager. Earthworms, termites, larvae and ants.

9. Shelter It shelters in hollow logs, cavities. under roots or rocks, and burrows.

10. Reproduction Female emits a scent. (July) It’s a monotreme. 4-6 pups in 40 days. Females mate every 3 to 7 years.

11. Endangerment Loss of natural forest habitat due to farming. Hunted with trained dogs.

12. How can the echidna be conserved? Prohibit hunting. Establish wildlife reserves for them.

13. Comprehension Questions: What are some physical traits of the echidna? Why is it endangered? How can it be saved?

14. Sources Cited Australia Broadcasting Online http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/June2000/default.htm “Echidna Love Trains”, pictures of animal. Clip Clubhouse http://www.webpagebackground.com/sample/fallleaves.htmBackgrounds Updates From Down Under http://www.2docstock.com/galleries/Gallery%20A%20 animals%20&%20Nature/pages/ECHIDNA.htm Picture of the animal 1st HAMLYN HEIGHTS JOEY SCOUT MOB http://www.users.bigpond.com/MUZZA_BRANCH/ Cartoon of echidna. Comparative Mammalian Brain Collection http://brainmuseum.org/Specimens/monotremata/echidna/ Species map image. World Wildlife http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/photos/aa/aa0122a.html Picture of rain forest. Monotreme.comwww.monotreme.com/ Illustration of echidna. National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/photos/aa/aa0115a.html Photo of New Guinea jungle. The Eric H. Echidna Memorial Home Page http://www.wumpus.com.au/eric/images/echidnalarge.jpg Cartoon of echidna.

15. Goodbye! http://www.wumpus.com.au/eric/