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)
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 mass | 2700 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
♀ body mass | 2900 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
♂ body mass | 3900 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
♂ body mass | 4100 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
♂ body mass | 4000 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
♂ body mass | 2100 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
♂ body mass | 2500 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
♂ body mass | 1400 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
♂ body mass | 3400 kg | N = 1 | Wilkinson et al. 1998 |
See also Tachyglossus, Tachyglossus sp.