Tachyglossus aculeatus (small mammal)

Mass: 2.9 kg based on Wilkinson et al. 1998

Diet: insectivore based on Sprent and Nicol 2016

Abundance: 0.08 to 10.34% (median 0.70%)

Latitudinal range: -43.1° to -13.8°

Habitats: (6), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (2)

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Found in 11 samples

Australia: Dinner Creek, Ben Boyd National Park and Nadgee Nature Reserve, Taunton National Park, Alyangula, Franklin, Grant Hall (Layer 3) (Late Pleistocene), Grant Hall Square G7 (Unit D) (Late Pleistocene), Kelly Hill Cave (K1–P2) - Layer 5 (Holocene), Widgingarri Rockshelter 1 (Lower Horizon) (Late Pleistocene), Tight Entrance Cave (Unit D) (Late Pleistocene), Mammoth Cave (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass2700 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998
♀ body mass2900 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998
♂ body mass3900 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998
♂ body mass4100 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998
♂ body mass4000 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998
♂ body mass2100 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998
♂ body mass2500 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998
♂ body mass1400 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998
♂ body mass3400 kgN = 1Wilkinson et al. 1998

See also Tachyglossus, Tachyglossus sp.