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Echidnas and platypuses are found in Australia, while both species of echidna are found on the island of New Guinea.
The short-beaked echidna is found right across Australia, from deserts to bushland to rainforests to sub-alpine regions - basically, wherever there are termites and ants, its primary food source. The long-beaked echidna is found in the tropical forests on mountainous slopes of New Guinea.
The platypus is found alongside freshwater creeks and rivers in eastern Australia, from sub-tropical rainforests and bushland in the north to cool-temperate bushland in the south.
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What word is to described the platypuses and echidnas?
Platypuses and echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
How do platypuses and echidnas break apart?
Platypuses and echidnas are each distinct species. They do not "break apart".
Are platypuses and echidnas the only two mammals that lay eggs?
Yes. Platypuses and echidnas are the only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
What is the other monotreme?
Platypuses and echidnas are both monotremes.
Who are platypus related to?
Platypuses are monotremes and their nearest relatives are Echidnas.
Can platypuses give birth?
No. Platypuses, like echidnas, are monotremes, meaning they are egg-laying mammals. Baby platypuses hatch from soft, leathery eggs.
A mammal that produces shelled eggs is a?
A monotreme. Monotremes consist of platypuses and echidnas.
Are dolphins monotremes?
No: dolphins are placental mammals. The only monotremes are platypuses and echidnas.
What kind of mammals can be found in Australia that can not be found in the u.s.?
Mammals like most marsupials (kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, wombats, etc) are found in Australia but not the USA. Monotremes (platypuses and echidnas) are found in Australia but not the USA.
Why can platypuses lay eggs but other mammals can't?
Platypuses and echidnas are both egg-laying mammals, of the unique order monotremata, or monotremes.
Do monotremes have fur?
Yes. Both types of monotremes - platypuses and echidnas - have fur and lay eggs. In addition, echidnas have sharp spines, but these protrude from its body through a layer of thick fur.
Are platypuses and echidnas reptiles?
No. Echidnas and platypuses are Mammals, not reptiles. They are unique egg-laying mammals known as moniemes. There are several reasons why platypuses and echidnas are classified as mammals. 1. Platypuses and echidnas have fur (all mammals have fur, skin or hair). 2. They breathe using lungs (not gills). 3. They are warm blooded. 4. The main reason is that they suckle their young on mothers' milk. 5. They have a flexible neck with seven cervical vertebrae. 6. Platypuses and echidnas show enhanced neocortex development. 7. Sound is produced by the larynx (a modified region of the trachea). 8. Limbs are oriented vertically 9. Like all mammals, they have a heart with 4 chambers. 10. Internal temperature is generally high.
