Eastern long-beaked echidna

Scientific Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Monotremata
 * Family: Tachyglossidae
 * Genus: Zaglossus
 * Species: Z. bartoni
 * Binomial Name: Zaglossus bartoni

Description
Eastern long-beaked echidnas are typically 23.5-39 inches in length and unlike the Short-beaked echidna, Eastern long-beaked echidnas have no tail. These echidnas typically weigh around 11-22 pounds. Their downward curved snout can get larger than 8 inches. They have close-set eyes at the base of the snout. These echidnas have spines that aren't very visible, only through its long, black fur.

Habitat
Eastern long-necked echidnas prefer to live in temperate forests, tropical forests, mountains, highlands, grasslands, and savannas in New Guinea.

Behavior
Eastern long-beaked echidnas are individual species.

When a mother is ready to lay an egg, she will dig a burrow for it to lay in and when the baby is hatched, it will climb into her pouch and be carried by the mother.

When they feel threatened, these echidnas roll into a ball and are protected with their spines.