apart from the echinda which are the other animals found here?
Platypus, kangaroo, koala, and wombat
Australia
Among well-known Australian animals are the monotremes (the platypus and echidna); a host of marsupials, including the kangaroo, koala, and wombat, and birds such as the emu and the kookaburra. Australia is home to many dangerous animals including some of the most venomous snakes in the world. 
what is short-beaked echidna? The short-beaked echidna ("Tachyglossus aculeatus") is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus Tachyglossus. can you tell me something more about these kind of species. The short-beaked echidna is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey at a great speed. It is a monotreme which lays eggs what does it feed on? ants, termites where are they found? Temperate Australia and lowland New Guinea can you tell me something more about the first place? Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. what kind of climate does it have? Much of the northern part of the country has a tropical, predominantly summer-rainfall (monsoon). The south-west corner of the country has a Mediterranean climate. The south-east ranges from oceanic (Tasmania and coastal Victoria) to humid subtropical (upper half of New South Wales), with the highlands featuring alpine and subpolar oceanic climates. The interior is arid to semi-arid. what languages are spoken here mostly? English what is the stable food of the people living here? Sunday roast
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Australia [SEP] Biodiversity
The federal "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999" is the legal framework for the protection of threatened species. Numerous protected areas have been created under the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity to protect and preserve unique ecosystems; 65 wetlands are listed under the Ramsar Convention, and 16 natural World Heritage Sites have been established. Australia was ranked 21st out of 178 countries in the world on the 2018 Environmental Performance Index. There are more than 1,800 animals and plants on Australia's threatened species list, including more than 500 animals.