Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus Geoffroy 1803 (short-beaked echidna)
Mammalia - Monotremata - Tachyglossidae
Alternative combination: Echidna setosa
Belongs to Tachyglossus aculeatus according to M. L. Augee et al. 2006
See also Gray 1838 and Lydekker 1894
Sister taxa: Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion, Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus, Tachyglossus aculeatus lawesii, Tachyglossus aculeatus multiaculeatus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus in the database