Which Australian mammal has a long, narrow snout and feeds mainly on ants and termites but is not a numbat?

The short-beaked echidna is the Australian mammal with a long, narrow snout that feeds mainly on ants and termites.

It is one of only five living monotreme species, the egg-laying mammals. Its body is covered with spines and coarse hair, and its specialised tongue can extend rapidly to capture insects. Powerful claws help it tear into nests and anthills.

Short-beaked echidnas occur across much of Australia and also on parts of New Guinea. Unlike the highly specialised numbat, which is active by day and eats termites almost exclusively, the echidna can feed on ants as well as termites and is often active at different times depending on local conditions.

A female lays a single soft-shelled egg into a temporary pouch. The young echidna, called a puggle, later leaves the pouch but remains in a nursery burrow until its spines develop.