There are two species of echidna.
The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) lives in Australia and the lowlands of New Guinea.
The long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus brujnii) lives in the highlands of New Guinea.
The echidna lays eggs and keeps its young in a pouch, which it then suckles.
The echidna lives in scrapes in the ground and finds food by using its beak.
The echidnas spines are a type of hair and they are not barbed.
The echidna grows to about 33 to 45cm.
The habitat of the echidna ranges from wet forest to deserts.
This site has photographs, drawings, poems, stories, facts, references, links to other sites, and a variety of other information about the echidna.
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