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A platypus is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal.
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Is a platypus a rodent?
No. A platypus is not a placental mammal of any type, but a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal.
What type of vertebrate group is the platypus in?
The platypus is in the mammal classification. It is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.
Is a platypus a type of bird?
No. A platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal that lays eggs.
Is a platypus a monotreme marsupial or placental mammal?
The platypus is a monotreme mammal.
How does it help a platypus being a mammal and reptile?
The platypus is not a reptile - it is an egg-laying mammal.
What type of mammal is a montreme?
A monotreme is a specialised mammal that lays eggs, but has all the other characteristics of mammals. They are platypus and echidna.
Is a platypus a bird or a fish?
The platypus is a mammal. Although it lays eggs in a burrow, and hunts for food in the water, it is a warm-blooded mammal that breathes using lungs, not gills. It also feeds its young on mothers' milk, something which no fish does.
Is a paladypus a mammal?
Yes, the platypus is a mammal.
Is a platiuse a mammal?
a platypus is a mammal even though it doesn't give live birth. I'm not sure why.
What is the subdivision of a platypus?
The platypus is a mammal. Specifically, it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. It belongs to the family ornithorhynchidae.
What is the mammal group of the platypus?
The mammal group to which the platypus belong is monotremata.There are only two animals in that group: the platypus and the echidna, and they are known as monotremes.
What category does platypus go in?
Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
