Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion Collett 1884 (short-beaked echidna)
Mammalia - Monotremata - Tachyglossidae
Alternative combination: Echidna acanthion
Belongs to Tachyglossus aculeatus according to M. L. Augee et al. 2006
See also Lydekker 1894
Sister taxa: Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus, Tachyglossus aculeatus lawesii, Tachyglossus aculeatus multiaculeatus, Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion in the database