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Are long beaked echidnas and porcupines from the same family?
Not at all. Echidnas and porcupines are not even remotely related. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. porcupines are placental mammals, a quite different order of mammals.
Is an echidna a rodent?
No; echidnas, unlike porcupines, are not members of the rodent family. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
Egg-laying mammals are placental mammals?
No. Egg-laying mammals are monotremes.
Why are the platypus and echidna not recognised as egg laying mammals?
The platypus and echidna are recognised as egg-laying mammals. They are monotremes, which are egg-laying mammals.
What is an egg laying mammal?
The platypus and the echidna are egg laying mammals. Egg-laying mammals are known as monotremes.
Which order of mammals is egg laying?
The order Monotremata, or monotremes, are egg-laying mammals.
What do all egg laying mammals have?
Egg-laying mammals, known as monotremes, have a cloaca.
What name is given to egg laying mammals?
Egg-laying mammals are known as "monotremes".
Are bats egg laying mammals?
No. Bats are placental mammals. The only egg-laying mammals are the platypus and the echidna.
What are the 5 egg laying mammals?
There are only 2 egg laying mammals. They are the platypus and the echidna.
What are Egg laying mammals classified as?
Egg laying mammals are classified as monotremes. They belong to the order monotremata.
What is an egg-laying marsupial?
There are no egg-laying marsupials. There are, however, two types of mammals which are egg-laying, and they are known as monotremes. Platypuses and echidnas are both monotremes, the only known egg-laying mammals.
