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SPECIES Zaglossus bruijni
Author: | Peters and Doria, 1876. | Citation: | Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 9: 183. | Common Name: | Western Long-beaked Echidna. | Type Locality: | Indonesia, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Vogelkop, Manokwari Div., Arfak Mtns. | Distribution: | Western New Guinea, west of Paniai Lakes; Salawati Isl (Indonesia). | Status: | CITES - Appendix II; IUCN – Endangered. | Comments: | Does not include bartoni and bubuensis; see Flannery and Groves (1998). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
goodfellowi (Thomas, 1907) gularis W. Rothschild, 1922 nigro-aculeatus (W. Rothschild, 1892) pallidus W. Rothschild, 1922 tridactyla (Dubois, 1882) villosissima (Dubois, 1884)
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