It resembles an alien and requires DNA testing to determine its gender. Born in Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Australia, the needle mole is small and cute and can group itself into a ball. (Image from Oriental IC)
A close relative is the egg-laying mammal of duckbill platypus. Echidnas are 17 to 28 inches (43 to 71 cm) long and weigh 5 to 22 pounds (2.3 to 10 kg). (Image from Oriental IC)
The genus Protoeptera is a genus of echidnas in the order Monoplasmos. There are a total of 5 species in the genus, of which 2 are extinct. The bodies of the protoeptera are all thorny, and the three surviving species live in New Guinea and Western Australia, but are all endangered species. (Image from Oriental IC)
Needle mole rats fall into two categories. Short-nosed echidna lives in Australia and the island of New Guinea. The long-nosed echidna lives only on the island of New Guinea. Because much of the echidna habitat has been converted into farmland and overhunted for its flesh, the echidna is currently on the verge of extinction. (Image from Oriental IC)
1. The Attenborough long-beaked needle mole, which lives in the mountains of western New Guinea, is an endangered species. 2. The echidna lives in the mountains between Paniai Lake and Nanneau Range in the center of New Guinea and is an endangered species. 3. Echidna lives in the forests of the New Guinea Mountains and is an endangered species 4. It once lived in western Australia and has become extinct. From the fossils, it is seen that it is about a meter long, and it is an extraordinarily large echidna. 5. Once lived on the island of Tasmania, it has become extinct. From the fossil head, it is seen that it is about 65 cm long. (Image from Oriental IC)