Is the platypus an invertebrate

Answer 1

It is a vertebrate because it has a spinal column in its skeletal system. Also it is a mammal, although it lays eggs, and every mammal (or other warm-blooded creature, like a bird) is a vertebrate.

Answer 2

A vertebrate is a mammal with an internal backbone, as it has vertebrae. Therefore a platypus does not have a vertebrate. It is a vertebrate.

Platypuses are egg laying mammals, and therefore have vertebrae.

Answer 3

Yes, the platypus has a backbone and is classified as a vertebrate.

It is a mammal, and all mammals are vertebrates.
yes

Answer 4

A platypus is a vertebrate because it has a backbone just like human, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds.

Answer 5

No, the platypus is a vertebrate because, as a mammal, it has a spine and internal skeleton.

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.

Answer 6

Platypuses are vertebrates. They are mammals, and all mammals are vertebrates.

Answer 7

Platypus are mammals and therefore they are warmblooded and have a spinal structure - so the Platypus is a vertebrate animal.

Answer 8

The platypus is a mammal.

Specifically, it is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.

Answer 9

The platypus is a mammal. Specifically, it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal.