An overweight echidna’s portly figure has saved her from death after she was struck by a car in Tasmania.

The chunky mammal, named ‘Eleanor’, was brought into Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Hobart after being clipped on the road.

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Thanks to her enormous bulk, Eleanor survived with just minor bruising.

The sanctuary shared a picture of the gorgeous girl to Facebook, saying she was possibly the fattest echidna they had ever seen.

‘Eleanor’ the echidna was saved from death by her fuller figure. Credit: Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary

“This fine lady was clipped by a car, but luckily only had a couple of minor bruises,” they wrote.

“How gorgeous is she?!”

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The large lady was sedated in the picture as she received treatment.

She has now been released back into the wild.