Are platypuses found in Australia

Answer 1

Yes: there are still many places in eastern Australia where platypuses live in the wild.

Although platypuses were close to extinction early in the twentieth century, due to them being hunted for their velvety fur, they are now protected, and their numbers have returned to around the same that they were estimated to be prior to European settlement. They are very difficult to see in the wild, because they are shy and reclusive. They can be found throughout Australia's eastern states, and the island state of Tasmania.

Answer 2

The rainforest is just one of several habitats in which platypuses can live. Platypuses live throughout eastern coastal Australia and its island state of Tasmania, particularly within heavily wooded and protected regions. 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.

Answer 3

Their only habitat is in Australia. There are no platypuses in captivity anywhere in America as they are very hard to keep in captivity. Also, they are protected in Australia, which means it is illegal to even take them out of Australia.

Answer 4

The platypus is an air-breathing mammal which must live on land, but it hunts for its food in water. It is dependent on water for its food, and can hold its breath for an average of 1-2 minutes for each dive it makes.

Platypuses live in burrows they dig in the banks of rivers and creeks. These burrows are always above the waterline, with the entrances usually disguised by vegetation, tree roots or overhanging sections of the bank.

Answer 5

No. Platypuses are found only in the country and continent of Australia.

Answer 6

Yes but all species are introduced and are seen as a pest because they are competative with native animals. An example is the treefrog Scinax quinquefasciatus.

Answer 7

Yes. Platypuses are endemic to Australia alone, meaning that they are not found in any other country.

Answer 8

I don't think so