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--> ORDER MONOTREMATA
--> FAMILY Tachyglossidae
--> GENUS Zaglossus
SPECIES Zaglossus bartoni
Author: | Thomas, 1907. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 20: 294. | Common Name: | Eastern Long-beaked Echidna | Type Locality: | Papua New Guinea, Albert Edward Range, Mount Victoria, 8,000 ft (2438 m). | Distribution: | Interior New Guinea, east of Paniai Lakes, 600 to 3200 m. | Status: | CITES - Appendix II; IUCN – Endangered as Z. bruijni (part). | Comments: | The subspecies are all highly distinctive, and may represent distinct species. |
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