Original: The Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), also known as the Spiny Anteater  because of its diet of ants and termites, is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus Tachyglossus.
Simplified: It is also known as the Spiny Anteater  because it eats ants and termites. It is the only member of the genus Tachyglossus.