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Yes. Ornithorhynchus anatinus is the scientific name for the platypus, which is a mammal, and a monotreme.
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What species is a platypus from?
A platypus is an egg laying mammal, or monotreme. Its actual species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Example of an egg laying mamal?
The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an Australian mammal that lays eggs.
What species would a platypus go into?
The platypus is an egg-laying mammal. Its species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What class and order is the platypus?
The platypus is a mammal, sub class Prototheria. Like the echidna, it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. This puts it in the order monotremata. Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus Anatinus.
Where are Duck found?
The Duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic, egg laying mammal native to Australia and Tasmania.
Where is a duck's ears located?
The Duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic, egg laying mammal native to Australia and Tasmania.
What is ornithorhynchus anatinus?
Ornithorhynchus Anatinus is just the scientific name for the Platypus.
What is an ornithorhynchus anatinus commonly known as?
The scientific name for the platypus is ornithorhynchus anatinus.
How do you pronounce ornithorhynchus anatinus?
Or - nith - or - in - cus an - uh - teen - us
What is the classification of a platypus?
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: MonotremataFamily: OrnithorhynchidaeGenus: OrnithorhynchusSpecies: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
What type of platypus is an Ornithorhynchus?
There is only one type of platypus. Ornithorhynchus Anatinus is merely its scientific name.
What mammal lives in Australian waterways and lays eggs?
The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania. Together with the two species of echidna, it is one of the three species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
