Tachyglossus

Summary

Tachyglossus is a monotypic taxon^[1]. Tachyglossus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• Tachyglossus's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon^[3].
• Tachyglossus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Tachyglossus is classified within Nuckles^[5].
• Tachyglossus's scientific name is Tachyglossus^[6].
• Tachyglossus's Commons category is recorded as Tachyglossus^[7].
• Tachyglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short-beaked Echidna'}^[8].
• Tachyglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Equidna'}^[9].
• Tachyglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハリモグラ属'}^[10].
• Tachyglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Краткоклун клунест еж'}^[11].
• Tachyglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Mierenegel'}^[12].
• Tachyglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ехидна'}^[13].
• Tachyglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Справжні єхидни'}^[14].
• Tachyglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '澳洲针鼹'}^[15].
• Tachyglossus's taxon author citation is recorded as Illiger, 1811^[16].

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Classification

Tachyglossus's scientific name is Tachyglossus^[6]. Tachyglossus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Tachyglossus belongs to the parent taxon Nuckles^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short-beaked Echidna'}^[8], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Equidna'}^[9], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハリモグラ属'}^[10], {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Краткоклун клунест еж'}^[11], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Mierenegel'}^[12], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ехидна'}^[13].

Identifiers

Tachyglossus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43238^[17]. Tachyglossus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9260^[18]. Tachyglossus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433377^[19]. Tachyglossus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552381^[20].

Why It Matters

Tachyglossus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]