Not really. Few deserts have permanent waterways which platypuses require for their food source. Platypuses also prefer to live in heavily wooded areas, where they have plenty of protection.
Platypuses and kangaroos live in Australia
No. Platypuses live throughout eastern coastal Australia and its island state of Tasmania, particularly within heavily wooded and protected regions, rather than desert. They are found from the cooler sub-alpine areas in the south, such as Victoria and the Tasmanian highlands, north through New South Wales to tropical far north Queensland. Platypuses live in bushland as well as tropical, sub-tropical and temperate rainforests. Platypuses live in burrows that they dig on the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers, lakes and dams. The female digs a chamber at the end of a long burrow where she shelters her young.
Platypuses can only live in fresh water.
Platypuses are solitary animals and generally live alone.
Platypuses are solitary animals, tending to live alone.
No. Platypuses are uniquely adapted to live in the country and continent of Australia.
Generally, no, platypuses do not live together. They are usually solitary animals. The female and babies may live as a family group until the next breeding season.
No. Platypuses are not found in New Guinea.
Yes. Platypuses can only live in freshwater ecosystems.
No. Platypuses can only be found in Australia. Specifically, they live in the eastern half of Australia.
No. To begin with, platypuses and squirrels live on completely different continents. Platypuses live only in Australia, and there are no squirrels in Australia. Secondly, platypuses do not eat larger live animals. They hunt for small crustaceans and insect larvae which live on the bottom of creeks and rivers.
No. Platypuses are found only in eastern Australia.