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A chordate is any animal that has a notochord or spinal chord. Any animal that is a vertebrate, i.e. mammals, birds, fish, reptiles or amphibians, is a chordate, or member of the phylum Chordata. As the platypus is a mammal, this includes platypuses as well.
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