A platypus is an Australian mammal that lays eggs.
The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an Australian mammal that lays eggs.
A Duck-billed Platypus is an Australian example of a monotreme, a mammal that lays eggs.
Strangely enough, a platypus, which originates from Australia, is a mammal, even though it lays eggs!
The platypus is not a marsupial: it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. Marsupials give birth to live young, and do not lay eggs. The other monotreme, or egg-laying mammal, is the echidna.
A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs.
No because it lays eggs. The only mammal that lays eggs is the platypus. It is a reptile.
The Australian platypus.
An echidna is a small, spiny mammal native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of only five existing species of monotremes, mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Echidnas are known for their long snouts, sharp spines, and ability to lay eggs.
The platypus lays eggs, and swims underwater, using its bill (equipped with electroreceptors) to find food.
It's not born in the water, so its not an amphibian. And its definetly not a bird or a mammal. It lays eggs and is cold blooded, lives on land.
No. The platypus is an Australian monotreme. The platypus is found nowhere else in the world apart from Australia. However, it is not a marsupial, as marsupials give both to live young. The platypus is classified as a monotreme because it is a mammal that lays eggs.