Zaglossus bartoni Thomas, 1907

T. F. Flannery & C. P. Groves, 1998, A revision of the genus Zaglossus (Monotremata, Tachyglossidae), with description of new species and subspecies, Mammalia 62 (3), pp. 367-396 : 381

Zaglossus bartoni Thomas, 1907

Diagnosis: Distinguishable from Z. bruijnii by invariably possessing five claws on the forefeet, and at least four ( usually five) on the hindfeet. The orbitotemporal fossa is reduced, with an anteriorly extensive plate at its posterior end. The palate is flattened posteriorly. The brain-case tends to be high crowned. Differs from the species based on sample 6 in the colour of the fur and its larger size.

Four subspecies are recognised: Z. b. bartoni , Z. b. clunius , Z. b. smeenki subsp. nov., and Z. b. diamondi subsp. nov.; these are differentiated mainly by size and proportional differences.

Zaglossus bartoni has a distribution which is virtually identical with that of a number of other mammal species, including Phalanger carmelitae , Pseudochirops corinnae . Urornys anak, and Anisomys imitator . These are all moderately large mammals which inhabit the mid to upper montane forest.