Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bartoni)
Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bartoni)
The fur on the Eastern Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bartoni) is long, dense, black, or brown, while the spine is white and covers the back of the body. It lacks teeth and instead has a horny plate for grinding food. Besides, it lacks a tail. When threatened, it rolls into a ball. It is also called Barton’s long-beaked echidna occurring in tropical hill forests, upland grasslands, and alpine forests of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in underground dens. It is known to be nocturnal, solitary, and elusive. The Eastern long-beaked echidna is insectivorous.
The Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna has a body length in the range of 23.6”-39.4” (60-100 cm) and total weight of 11-22 lb (5-10 kg). The Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna has an estimated body height between 15”-24.4” (38-62 cm) and body width of 10.6”-17.3” (27-44 cm). The typical lifespan of the Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna is between 10-30 years.
The fur on the Eastern Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bartoni) is long, dense, black, or brown, while the spine is white and covers the back of the body. It lacks teeth and instead has a horny plate for grinding food. Besides, it lacks a tail. When threatened, it rolls into a ball. It is also called Barton’s long-beaked echidna occurring in tropical hill forests, upland grasslands, and alpine forests of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in underground dens. It is known to be nocturnal, solitary, and elusive. The Eastern long-beaked echidna is insectivorous.
The Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna has a body length in the range of 23.6”-39.4” (60-100 cm) and total weight of 11-22 lb (5-10 kg). The Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna has an estimated body height between 15”-24.4” (38-62 cm) and body width of 10.6”-17.3” (27-44 cm). The typical lifespan of the Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna is between 10-30 years.
