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Eukaryota (domain)
Metazoa (kingdom)
Chordata (phylum)
Craniata (subphylum)
Vertebrata (no rank)
Gnathostomata (superclass)
Sarcopterygii (class)
Tetrapoda (no rank)
Amniota (no rank)
Mammalia (class)
Prototheria (superorder)
Monotremata (order)
Tachyglossidae (family)
Tachyglossus (genus)
Tachyglossus aculeatus (species)
Australian echidna (primary common name)
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Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus (subspecies)