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Zaglossus bartoni (Eastern Long-beaked Echidna)

Synonyms: Zaglossus bubuensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The eastern long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bartoni), also known as Barton's long-beaked echidna, is one of three species from the genus Zaglossus to occur in New Guinea. It is found mainly in Papua New Guinea at elevations between 2,000 and 3,000 metres (6,600 and 9,800 ft).
View Wikipedia Record: Zaglossus bartoni

Infraspecies

Zaglossus bartoni bartoni (Eastern long-beaked echidna)
Zaglossus bartoni clunius (Eastern long-beaked echidna)
Zaglossus bartoni diamondi (Eastern long-beaked echidna)
Zaglossus bartoni smeenki (Easter long-beaked echidna)

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Zaglossus bartoni

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
29
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
94
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 55.85
EDGE Score: 6.81
View EDGE Record: Zaglossus bartoni

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  19.736 lbs (8.952 kg)
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Gestation [1]  10 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  41 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  27 inches (68 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Central Range montane rain forests Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Australasia Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Papua New Guinea Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Southeastern Papuan rain forests Papua New Guinea Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Gunung Lorentz National Park 6189990 Papua, Indonesia      

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0