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∙ 13y agoThe spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna,is a monotreme. It is an egg-laying mammal.
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Is a Spiny anteater a Placental?
No. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme. It is an egg-laying mammal.
Are anteaters placental?
Yes. Anteaters are placental mammals because they do not have a pouch like most marsupials, and they do not lay eggs like the monotremes. The echidna, which is sometimes called the "spiny anteater", is not a true anteater. It is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.
Why is it incorrect to call the echidna a spiny ant eater?
The echidna is sometimes called a spiny anteater, but it bears no relation to anteaters. Anteaters are placental mammals, and echidnas are monotremes (egg-laying mammals).
Are spiny anteaters monotremes?
Yes. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme. This means it is an egg-laying mammal which feeds its young on mothers' milk, one of only two such types of animals in the world. The other monotreme is the platypus.
Is spiny anteater the same as echidna?
Spiny anteater is a common name for the echidna.
How Many lobes Does a spiny anteater have in its brain?
The spiny anteater have 4 lobes .
What type of mammal is an anteater?
An anteater is a placental mammal, unless one is referring to the spiny anteater of Australia and New Guinea, more correctly known as the echidna.Tthe echidna is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.
What is the synonym for echidna 'spines'?
Spiny Anteater is another name for the echidna. However, echidnas are not related to anteaters at all, despite the name. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, while anteaters a placental mammals. Echidnas have sharp spines, hence the name 'spiny' and they feed primarily on termites, as well as ants.
Does a spiny anteater have claws?
NO
Does the spiny anteater or echidna have outer covering?
The echidna, sometimes also called the spiny anteater, has fur and quills.
Is a spiny anteater covered with hair?
yes
Is spiny anteater cover with hair?
yes
