Zaglossus

• Western long-beaked echidna Zaglossus bruijni

  

  The western long-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal with a long, downward-curving snout. It occurs on New Guinea.

• Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna Zaglossus attenboroughi

  Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna was photographed in the Cyclops Mountains of New Guinea. The researchers identified it using its known range and features such as the forefoot claws.

• Eastern Long-beaked Echidna Zaglossus bartoni

  It searches for earthworms in the soil with its long snout and has white spines on its back. It lives in the mountains of New Guinea.

• Western long-beaked echidna Zaglossus bruijni

  

  The western long-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal with a long, downward-curving snout. It occurs on New Guinea.