Both spiny anteaters (echidnas) and wombats have a pouch. Wombats are marsupials, like most pouched mammals. Echidnas are not marsupials, but monotremes. Monotremes are egg laying mammals. Echidnas have a pouch so they can carry the egg they lay and, once the egg hatches, the baby echidna.
No. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme. It is an egg-laying mammal.
Yes. "Spiny anteater" is a common name for the echidna, an egg-laying mammal, or monotreme, found only in Australia and New Guinea. The only other monotreme is the platypus.
It is a monotreme, or mammal that lays eggs. It is sometimes known as a spiny anteater.
On land - it is a mammal - not a fish or amphibian !
Yes. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme. This means it is an egg-laying mammal which feeds its young on mothers' milk, one of only two such types of animals in the world. The other monotreme is the platypus.
An anteater is a placental mammal, unless one is referring to the spiny anteater of Australia and New Guinea, more correctly known as the echidna.Tthe echidna is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.
The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, belongs to the group of animals known as mammals. Specifically, it is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.
Echidna or spiny anteater egg laying mammal or monotreme indigenous to Australia
No. The spiny anteater, more properly known as the echidna, is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. It lays eggs in order to reproduce, rather than giving live birth.
The Echidna, sometimes called the spiny anteater, is an egg-laying mammal, or monotreme.
Echidnas, or spiny anteaters, are mammals. Therefore, they do feed their young with mothers' milk. This is one of the defining characteristics of a mammal.
Spiny anteater is a common name for the echidna.