Zaglossus bartoni

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Eastern Long-beaked Echidna

Taxonomy

Subclass : Yinotheria
Infraclass : Australosphenida
Order : Monotremata
Family : Tachyglossidae
Genus : Zaglossus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1907-09-01. On the occurrence of Acanthoglossus in British New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20(117):293-294.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413535

Original name as described

Acanthoglossus Bruijnii Bartoni

Other common names

Barton's Long-beaked Echidna

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.17.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d08a0dc-1d79-4ac4-8499-05c157b9bdca

Type locality

“Mount Victoria, British New Guinea [= Albert Edward Range, Papua New Guinea]”, alt 8000 ft [= 2438 m].

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

Subregion distribution

Indonesia(PP)

Distribution notes

Highlands of New Guinea, including the Central Range from the Paniai Lakes of C Papua Province, Indonesia to the SE peninsula of Papua New Guinea (including an isolated population in the Nanneau Mts, Oro Province), the Mts of the Huon Peninsula of Morobe Province, and the Foja Mts of Papua Province, extending to lower elevations on the S side of the Central Range.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000004

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Zaglossus bartoni diamondi

Flannery & Groves, 1998

Family

Tachyglossidae

Root name

diamondi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.7955

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

385

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8560)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Zaglossus bartoni smeenki

Flannery & Groves, 1998

Family

Tachyglossidae

Root name

smeenki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.9682

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

383

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8560)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Acanthoglossus Bruijnii Bartoni

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Tachyglossidae

Root name

bartoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.17.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d08a0dc-1d79-4ac4-8499-05c157b9bdca

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413535

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Zaglossus bartoni clunius

O. Thomas & W. Rothschild, 1922

Family

Tachyglossidae

Root name

clunius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.10.1.33

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/424e7e20-9e2a-4901-ac4d-2b35f617e5d2

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253007

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8560)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Zaglossus bubuensis

Laurie, 1952

Family

Tachyglossidae

Root name

bubuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1950.1454

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e577daca-54dc-4c77-96ae-4cbe25064a05

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2262519

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8560)

Zaglossus bartoni

Groves, 2005

Family

Tachyglossidae

Root name

bartoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8560)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136552/21964496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Zaglossus bartoni bartoni

Groves, 2005

Family

Tachyglossidae

Root name

bartoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8560)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

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