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Creator Gould's Mammals of Australia (1845-1863)Date 1863The Echidna, or Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), the most widespread native animal in Austrlia, is an egg-lay ing mammal or monotreme.It eats ants and other insects with a darting tounge, and has no fighting ability other than to curl up into a defensive ball of spines..(syn Echidna hystrix: Gould)Source: Smithsonian Library Show more