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Monotremes are mammals; therefore they share many similarities: they are warm-blooded, have hair, possess high metabolisms - all characteristics that define what a mammal is. The defining characteristic of a mammal is that it suckles its young on mothers' milk, and monotremes certainly do this.
The key difference between the two is that monotremes reproduce by laying eggs rather than give birth.
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Are monotremes warmblooded?
Yes monotremes are warm blooded , they are like other mammals
What other subclasses are there for mammals?
The 3 subclasses of mammals are monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals.
Are mammals monotremes or marsupials?
Monotremes and marsupials are both types of mammals along with placental mammals
What is the difference between monotreme and other mammals?
Monotremes are the only mammals that give birth to their young in eggs
What are the three main groups of mammals?
Monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals.
What are monotreme mammals?
Monotremes are mammals which lay eggs, as opposed to all other mammals which give birth to live young. The only mammals which are monotremes are the platypus and short-beaked echidna of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.
How are monotremes and marsupials the same?
Monotremes and marsupials are both mammals. They are warm-blooded vertebrates which have fur and breathe using lungs (instead of gills). As they are mammals, they both feed their young on mothers' milk.
What make monotremes extraordinary creature?
Monotremes are extraordinary because they are egg-laying mammals, with the young suckling mothers' milk. Apart from echidnas and platypuses, no other mammals lay eggs.
Why are monotremes classified as mammals if they lay eggs?
Monotremes are still classified as mammals because the young suckle on mother's milk. No other animal among the vertebrates does this - only mammals. They are also warm blooded and breathe through lungs, like mammals.
How are momtremes different from all other mammals?
Monotremes lay their young in eggs.
Are mammals born in eggs?
Most mammals are not hatched from eggs. Only the monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, reproduce by external eggs. Monotremes include just the platypus, the long-beaked echidna and the short-beaked echidna.
What are the other mammals that are egg-laying mammals?
The egg-laying mammals, or monotremes, are the platypus, the long-beaked echidna and the short-beaked echidna.
