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The platypus is considered to be a primitive mammal which still has some reptilian characteristics, but it does have fur, and it does secrete milk to feed its offspring, and those are key mammalian characteristics that no reptile has.
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In recent decades, scientists have debunked the theory that platypuses and their egg-laying relatives, echidnas, are primitive. Egg-laying mammals are called monotremes, and it is no longer believed that monotremes are primitive mammals.
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Is a crocodile an egg laying mammal?
No. A crocodile is an egg-laying reptile. A platypus is an egg-laying mammal.
What type of mammal is a platypus?
A platypus is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal.
What category does platypus go in?
Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
How does it help a platypus being a mammal and reptile?
The platypus is not a reptile - it is an egg-laying mammal.
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 is an egg laying mammal?
The platypus and the echidna are egg laying mammals. Egg-laying mammals are known as monotremes.
What order is the platypus in?
Monotremata or egg-laying mammal.
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 species is a platypus from?
A platypus is an egg laying mammal, or monotreme. Its actual species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Is the whale a platypus?
No. The whale is a placental marine mammal; the platypus is a semi-aquatic monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.
What is the platypus in Australia?
The platypus is a protected Australian native monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.
What kind of an animal is an echidna?
The echidna is a monotreme. It is an egg-laying mammal.
