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Platypus are one of the few mammals that lay eggs (There is a small group of mammals formally known as Monotremes that lay eggs, contrary to the popular believe that mammals never lay eggs); they are also majorly nocturnal. However Echidna, also known as spiny anteaters, are also known to be nocturnal.
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Is a crocodile an egg laying mammal?
No. A crocodile is an egg-laying reptile. A platypus is an egg-laying mammal.
What type of organism is a penguin?
egg-laying mammal and flightless bird egg-laying mammal and flightless bird
What is an egg laying mammal?
The platypus and the echidna are egg laying mammals. Egg-laying mammals are known as monotremes.
What kind of an animal is an echidna?
The echidna is a monotreme. It is an egg-laying mammal.
What is five lettered egg laying mammal?
There is no egg-laying mammal with five letters in its name. Egg-laying mammals are known as monotremes. The only known monotremes are the platypus and the echidna.
Is seal an egg laying mammal?
No they are not.
What type of mammal is a platypus?
A platypus is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal.
What category does platypus go in?
Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
What order is the platypus in?
Monotremata or egg-laying mammal.
Is the anteater a egg-laying mammal?
No. The only egg-laying mammals are the platypus and the echidna, both native to Australia.
How does it help a platypus being a mammal and reptile?
The platypus is not a reptile - it is an egg-laying mammal.
Is an echidna the only egg laying marsupial?
The echidna is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. Most mammals give live birth, but only the echidna and platypus are egg-laying mammals.
