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There may be complications in classifying organisms based on their anatomy (bodily structure). This is because their anatomy may compose of features of and share characteristics of different species. These animals will therefore make it difficult for scientists to classify them as being from one species.

For example the platypus has a duck's bill and birds only have beaks. However it also has an otter's foot and a beaver's tail. It feeds its young with lactose milk which makes it similar to the mammal except it does so without nipples.

It however also lays leathery eggs which makes it similar to the reptile.

When such complications arise scientists classify these organisms based on the group the organism share the most amount of characteristics with. In the case of the platypus, scientists classified them as being a mammal.

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