Genus Tachyglossus T. aculeatusGenus Zaglossus Z. attenboroughi Z. bruijnii Z. bartoni †Z. hacketti †Z. robustusGenus †Megalibgwilia †M. ramsayi †M. robusta
Echidna, the spiny anteater, is a monotreme that lives in Australia and in New Guinea. They are the living members of the family Tachyglossidae.
Echnidas have a long, tube-like mouth with a sticky tongue. They are also covered in spines. They have mammary glands, and lay eggs.