What temperature does a platypus live in?

Answer 1

The temperature where a platypus lives varies tremendously, as platypuses are found right along the length of the Great Dividing Range in eastern Australia. Platypuses can live in temperatures that drop to below 0 degrees Celsius in Tasmania in winter, or reach in excess of 35 degrees Celsius during summer. They are found from the cooler sub-alpine areas in the south, such as Victoria and the Tasmanian highlands, north through New South Wales to tropical far north Queensland.

Answer 2

Platypuses are found in a variety of temperatures and climates, from the cooler sub-alpine areas in the south, such as Victoria and the Tasmanian highlands, north through New South Wales to tropical far north Queensland. They can survive extremes of heat that occur in Victorian summers as well as the cold winters. Platypuses live in bushland as well as tropical, sub-tropical and temperate rainforests.

They can cope with Australia's varying air temperatures from as cool as well below 5 degrees Celsius at night to up to around 40 degrees Celsius during hot summer days. They are protected from extremes of temperature because their burrow is underground, and because the water in which they hunt does not vary in temperature as much as the air.

Answer 3

The temperature of a platypus's habitat can vary tremendously. Platypuses can live in temperatures that drop to below 0 degrees Celsius in Tasmania in winter, or reach in excess of 35 degrees Celsius during summer.

They are found from the cooler sub-alpine areas in the south, such as Victoria and the Tasmanian highlands, north through New South Wales to tropical far north Queensland.

Answer 4

Platypuses can live in air temperatures that drop to below 0 degrees Celsius in Tasmania in winter, or reach in excess of 35 degrees Celsius during summer. However, their ideal water temperature needs to be between 16 and 24 degrees Celsius.

They are found from the cooler sub-alpine areas in the south, such as Victoria and the Tasmanian highlands, north through New South Wales to tropical far north Queensland.

Answer 5

The ideal temperature for the water in a platypus's habitat is from 16 to 25 degrees Celsius.