They do still exist.
The order of the Monotremata contains the fewest species, with only five extant species. These species include the platypus and four species of echidnas.
Yes, the platypus is a mammal. It is one of only five extant species of monotremes, which are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
First tell me how anyone can "extant" anything.
No, extant means still existing.
No. Donkeys are mammals, and with the exception of monotremes, mammals do not lay eggs. Monotremata is an order consisting of only two extant families: the platypus and the echidnas, and it definitely does not include donkeys.
Ornithorhynchus anatinusThe original name was Platypus anatinus, from Greek and Latin words meaning "flat-footed, duck-like". After realising that the name "platypus" had already be given to a group of beetles, the scientist involved assigned the platypus the scientific name of Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the first word of which means "bird-like snout".
A Platypus is not a primate.
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
Extant means: still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct.