What marsupials lay eggs?

Answer 1

Marsupials do not lay eggs. They give birth to live (although undeveloped) young.

The platypus and the echidnaare both egg-laying mammals, or monotremes, not marsupials. They are still classified as mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk - a characteristic unique to mammals alone.

There are just three known species of egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They are the platypus and short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of Papua New Guinea. The echidna is sometimes called the spiny anteater, and there are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.

Answer 2

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 in the world.

Answer 3

The platypus is a monotreme, not a marsupial and there are just 2 species of monotreme mammals. As well as the platypus, there is the long-beaked echidna and the short-beaked echidna. These are the only known monotremes.

Answer 4

No marsupials lay eggs.

The only egg-laying mammals are the monotremes, which include just the platypuses and echidnas. Only the echidna develops a flap of skin during breeding season which functions as a pouch.

Answer 5

No. Marsupials do not lay eggs. They give birth to live (although undeveloped) young.

The platypusand the echidnaare both egg-laying mammals, or monotremes,not marsupials.They are still classified as mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk - a characteristic unique to mammals alone.

There are just threeknown species of egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They are theplatypusand short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of Papua New Guinea. The echidna is sometimes called the spiny anteater, and there are several sub-speciesof the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.

Answer 6

No. Marsupials give birth to a very small baby that makes its way to the pouch where it does most of its growing.

Answer 7

No marsupials lay eggs. All marsupials give birth to live young.

The platypus and echidna are monotremes, and these mammals lay eggs.

Answer 8

No marsupials lay eggs. The only egg-laying mammals are monotremes, and the species in Australia are the platypus and the short-beaked echidna.

Answer 9

There is no type of marsupial that lays eggs. Marsupials are mammals, and the only egg-laying mammals are the monotremes. Monotremes include just the platypus and the echidna.