Western long-beaked echidna
探検哺乳類
Western long-beaked echidna
Zaglossus bruijnii
The Western long-beaked echidna is a special animal that lays eggs like a bird! It has a long snout and spiky fur, making it look very unique and cute.
生息地: Mountain regions
外見
The Western long-beaked echidna is covered in coarse, dark brown to black fur, often partially concealing its sharp spines. It has a distinctive, long, downward-curving snout, small eyes, and stout, powerful limbs. Its unique beak-like snout makes it visually distinct from its shorter-beaked relatives.
界Animalia門Chordata綱Mammalia目Monotremata科Tachyglossidae属Zaglossus
カテゴリ
哺乳類レア度
Rare
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
It's one of only five types of mammals that lay eggs, not live babies!
Its incredibly long, tube-like snout is perfect for poking deep into soil for snacks.
Scientists thought this echidna was extinct for almost 60 years before finding it again!
This echidna has no teeth and instead crushes its food using spines on its tongue!
特殊能力
能力
Electric Snout
Western long-beaked echidna can find hidden food by sensing tiny electrical signals because its sensitive snout helps it detect earthworms underground.
能力
Tunnel Vision
Western long-beaked echidna has strong claws and short powerful limbs that help them dig burrows quickly to escape danger or search for food.
能力
Spiky Armor
Western long-beaked echidna has stiff, sharp spines embedded in its fur that helps protect it from predators by making it hard to grab.
能力
Worm Grabber
Western long-beaked echidna can extend its long, sticky tongue far out to snatch up worms and insects from tight spaces.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 45-77 cm
- 体重
- 5-16 kg
- 寿命
- 30-50 年
- Top Speed
- 5 km/h
- 一度の出産数
- 1
- 妊娠期間
- 17-23 日
食性と食事
This echidna slurps up earthworms and other creepy crawlies from the forest floor.
主な食物
- Earthworms
- Insect larvae
- Beetle larvae
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Feral Dog
Canis familiaris
Hunted by feral dogs in its forest habitat.
eaten by
Amethystine Python
Simalia amethistina
Large pythons may prey on young or smaller echidnas.
parasitizes
Echidna Tick
Amblyomma echidnae
Ticks attach to its skin and feed on its blood.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
If you see an echidna, watch it from a distance and don't try to touch it.
よくある質問
Western long-beaked echidnaの長さは何ですか？
45-77 cm
Western long-beaked echidnaの体重は何ですか？
5-16 kg
Western long-beaked echidnaの寿命は何ですか？
30-50 年
Western long-beaked echidnaのtop Speedは何ですか？
5 km/h
Western long-beaked echidnaは何を食べますか？
This echidna slurps up earthworms and other creepy crawlies from the forest floor.
Western long-beaked echidnaは通常どこに生息していますか？
Mountain regions
Western long-beaked echidnaはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Western long-beaked echidnaの一度の出産数は何ですか？
1
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