Tachyglossidae

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Short-beaked_echidna
gptkb:echidnas
gptkbp:activities nocturnal
gptkbp:adapted_into burrowing
gptkbp:behavior solitary
territorial
gptkbp:body_style elongated
robust
keen sense of smell
electroreceptors
gptkbp:breeding_season gptkb:hot_spring
gptkbp:climate temperate climates
gptkbp:clutch_size one to three eggs
gptkbp:color gptkb:black
gptkb:yellow
brown
brown to black
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:echidnas
gptkb:spiny_anteater
spiny anteaters
gptkbp:conservation_efforts habitat preservation
research programs
gptkbp:conservation_status varies by species
least concern
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Tachyglossus
gptkb:Zaglossus
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Australian_Aboriginal_culture
Aboriginal culture
indigenous folklore
gptkbp:defense_mechanism spines
gptkbp:diet insects
ants
termites
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Australasia
gptkbp:egg_color gptkb:white
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ornithorhynchidae
gptkbp:first_appearance Cretaceous period
gptkbp:foraging_behavior digging
gptkbp:fossil_record extensive
gptkbp:habitat eastern Australia
grasslands
forests
southern New Guinea
gptkbp:has_feature electroreception
gptkbp:has_skin spiny
hairless
rough and spiny
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tachyglossidae
gptkbp:includes gptkb:echidnas
gptkbp:ingredients high in fat
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:is_characterized_by long snout
spiny coat
gptkbp:is_essential_for biodiversity
ecosystem balance
gptkbp:is_known_for long tongue
spiny skin
unique reproductive system
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Eutheria
gptkbp:is_related_to platypus
monotremes
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:physicist
gptkb:ecology
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to climate change
habitat loss
predation
gptkbp:launch_date 10 days
gptkbp:length 30 to 45 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 50 years
gptkbp:material spines
gptkbp:mating_system polygynous
gptkbp:movement quadrupedal
gptkbp:native_to gptkb:Australia
gptkb:New_Guinea
gptkbp:nesting dig burrows
use of existing hollows
gptkbp:population_trend gptkb:Professional_Wrestler
gptkbp:predators gptkb:Person
foxes
birds of prey
dingoes
gptkbp:related_to monotremes
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research studied for evolutionary biology
gptkbp:research_focus conservation biology
ecological role
gptkbp:seed_dispersal sequenced
gptkbp:senses keen sense of smell
poor eyesight
gptkbp:social_structure solitary
non-social
gptkbp:species four
gptkbp:threats gptkb:species
climate change
habitat loss
gptkbp:type_of low volume
gptkbp:vocalization grunts and hisses
gptkbp:weight 2 to 7 kg
gptkbp:wildlife some species
gptkbp:young hatch from eggs
nurse on milk