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All egg-laying mammals are called monotremes.

There are two types of egg-laying mammals. The platypusand the echidna are both egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. 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.

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There are no egg-laying mammals that begin with the letter 'y'.

The only egg-laying mammals are the platypus and the echidna.

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The Platypus lays eggs.

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An egg laying mammal is a monotreme. This group of mammals includes the platypus and the echidna.

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