General Information Zaglossus is the genus of the echidna, a spiny monotreme that lives in Australia. There are two living species, and two extinct species. Zaglossus attenboroughi Habitat: regions of Australia at higher elevation than highland forests\n*Era: the present\nRemarks: see under echidna Zaglossus brujinii Habitat: highland forests of Australia\n*Era: the present\nRemarks: see under echidna Zaglossus hacketti Habitat: Western Australia\n*Era: Upper Pleistocene\n*Remarks: This species is known only from a few bones. At a metre long, it was huge for an echidna and for monotremes in general. Zaglossus robustus Habitat: Tasmania\n*Era: Pleistocene\nRemarks: This species is known from a fossil skull about 65 cm long. Links Fossil Monotremes Mammals: A World Listing of Living and Extinct Species Category:Prehistoric mammals
