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No. The platypus is an Australian monotreme.
The platypus is found nowhere else in the world apart from Australia. However, it is not a marsupial, as marsupials give both to live young. The platypus is classified as a monotreme because it is a mammal that lays eggs.
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What is the other Australian marsupial other than the platypus that lays eggs?
The platypus is not a marsupial: it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. Marsupials give birth to live young, and do not lay eggs. The other monotreme, or egg-laying mammal, is the echidna.
What venomous mammal is a egg laying marsupial?
You're thinking of the platypus, which lays eggs and can eject venom. But the platypus isn't a marsupial. No marsupial lays eggs or is venomous. The platypus is part of a small group called the Monotremes.
Is a platypus a monotreme marsupial or placental mammal?
The platypus is a monotreme mammal.
What Australian mammal starts with the letters pl?
The platypus is an unusual egg-laying mammal of Australia.The planigale is a small, mouse-like carnivorous marsupial of Australia.
Is a wallaby a marsupial or a monotreme?
A wallaby is a marsupial. The only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, are the platypus and the echidna.
Is a nutbat a marsupial?
There is no such animal as a nutbat.A numbat is an Australian marsupial.
Is a possum a monotreme?
No. A possum is a marsupial. The only monotremes are the platypus and the echidna.
Australian marsupial with powerful claws and continually growing teeth?
The wombat is an Australian marsupial with continually growing teeth, and powerful claws.
Which animal is on the Australian 20 cent coin?
The Australian 20 cent coin features a platypus on the reverse.
Where on Earth would you find the unique mammal and marsupial called a platypus?
the antartica
Is a Platypus an Australian mammal?
Yes. The platypus is native to Australia alone.
What category does platypus go in?
Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
