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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Monotremata
Family:Ornithorhynchidae
Genus:Ornithorhynchus
Blumenbach, 1800Species:O. anatinus
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∙ 12y agoThe genus and species name of the platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
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What species is a platypus from?
A platypus is an egg laying mammal, or monotreme. Its actual species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What is another name for ornithorhynchus?
The most well-known species of this genus of monotremes is the platypus.
What is the platypus's species name?
The species name of the platypus is ornithorhyncus.
How many different kinds of platypuses are there?
There is just one species of platypus, Ornithorhynchus Anatinus. It is found only in Australia, and is the same species, whether it lives in the sub-alpine regions of the south, or in the tropical northern freshwater creeks. Platypuses are one of three species of monotremes, mammals that lay eggs.
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Genus. Genus is a group animals having common characteristics. The second name is the species name. For eg: Panthera Tigris is the biological name of tiger. Panthera is the genus and Tigris is the species.
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Genus is used for the first name and are capitalized the second name is the species
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No, the scientific name of a species consists of a genus name and a species name. The genus name is capitalized and both names are italicized when written.
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