Western long-beaked echidna

Western long-beaked echidnaThe western long-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal with a long, downward-curving snout. It occurs on New Guinea.What does it look like?It has a long snout and digging forelimbs. Its body is covered in coarse fur, including hairs modified into short spines.How does it live?The western long-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal with a long, downward-curving snout. It occurs on New Guinea.It lives on the ground and forages through leaf litter in humid forests. A long, sticky tongue helps it capture prey.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.