MORPHOLOGICAL AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS OF LONG-BEAKED ECHIDNA (Zaglossus bruijnii) IN ARFAK NATURAL RESERVE, MANOKWARI REGENCY, WEST PAPUA (INDONESIA)

摘要

Indonesia's province of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), spreads over 416,000 km~2 and lies in the western half of New Guinea. It is home to about 20,000 species of plants, 164 species of mammals, 650 species of birds, 250 species of freshwater fish and 1,200 sea fish, 150,000 species of insects and 139 species of reptiles and amphibians (Conservation International, 1997). Arfak mountain, located in the eastern Bird Head of New Guinea, is a natural reserve with an area of approximately 68,000 ha. The elevation can rise up to 2,940 m above sea level. The reserve has a rich endemic flora and fauna and the area is well know for its complex variety of animal holotype species.