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A dog does not have a bill equipped with electroreceptors, but a platypus does.
A dog gives live birth, but a platypus reproduces by laying eggs.
A dog has teeth; a platypus has grinding plates.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoPlatypus is a type of mammal.....
while Mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young
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How are platypuses and mammals different from each other?
A platypus IS a mammal. The only difference is that platypuses are egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. In every other sense, they are completely mammals.
Are platypuses related to the giant panda?
Not even remotely. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals; giant pandas are placental mammals. The only connection between the two animals is that they are both mammals.
Do baby platypuses drink their mother's milk?
Yes. Platypuses are mammals, and all female mammals - platypuses included - suckle their young on mother's milk. The only difference is that female platypuses do not have teats. The young must scoop up the milk which exudes into grooves in the mother's abdomen.
How many platypuses can be born in one pregnancy?
Platypuses do not have pregnancy. Although they are mammals, they are monotremes, which is the small group of mammals which lay eggs. Platypuses lay between one and three eggs at a time, once a year.
Do platypuses have cold blood?
No. Platypuses are mammals and all mammals are warm-blooded.
What group such as birds and mammals do platypuses belong in?
Platypuses are mammals. Specifically, they are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
Do platypuses reproduce asexually?
No. Platypuses are mammals, and all mammals reproduce sexually, not asexually.
Are platypuses mammals or reptiles?
Platypuses are mammals. They are warm-blooded, unlike reptiles, and they have fur, unlike reptiles which have scaly skin. Platypuses are monotremes, meaning they are egg-laying mammals.
What do mother platypuses feed their young?
Platypuses are mammals: therefore, mother platypuses, like all mammals, feed their young on mothers' milk.
Platypuses are one of the 2 mammals that do what?
Platypuses are one of the 2 mammals that lay eggs. The other is the echidna.
Are platypuses bears and house cats mammals?
Yes. These creatures are all mammals. Platypuses are monotremes (egg-laying mammals) while the others are placental mammals.
Do platypuses have a skeleton?
Yes. Platypuses have a skeleton. They are mammals, and all mammals are vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone and an internal skeleton.
