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| Long-Beaked Echidna |
Endemic to New Guinea, long-beaked echidnas are widespread and found in
both Papua New Guinea in the west and Papua on the Indonesian side. They
are also known from the island of Salawati off New Guinea’s western
tip, and may possibly occur on the islands of Supiori and Waigeo,
although their presence here has yet to be confirmed. Recently
classified as three separate species, long-beaked echidnas belong to an
ancient clade of egg-laying mammals that includes the platypus of
Australia.
