Zaglossus

The Arfak long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) was considered endangered before it was split from the Papuan echidna (Zaglossus bartoni) and presumably would still be considered so because it is a focal prey item for humans.

Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests 2008

The Arfak long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) was considered endangered before it was split from the Papuan echidna (Zaglossus bartoni), and presumably it would still be considered so because it is a focal prey item for humans.

Vogelkop montane rain forests 2008

The Cyclops long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi) was considered endangered before it was split from the Papuan echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii), and presumably would still be considered so because it is a focal prey item for humans.

Northern New Guinea montane rain forests 2008

Blah blah blah, it's a monotreme, blah blah blah it belongs to the Zaglossus genus.

Archive 2006-07-01 fusenumber8 2006