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It is not hard to class the platypus as a mammal. The defining characteristic of a mammal is that it feeds its young on mother's milk - which a platypus does.
The platypus also shares several other characteristics with other mammals. It is covered with fur; it is warm-blooded; it breathes using lungs.
The only way it is different to other mammals is that, like the echidna, it lays eggs, instead of giving birth to live young.
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What class and order is the platypus?
The platypus is a mammal, sub class Prototheria. Like the echidna, it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. This puts it in the order monotremata. Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus Anatinus.
What phylum and class does a platypus belong to?
The platypus is a mammal, sub class Prototheria.Like the echidna, it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. This puts it in the order monotremata.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus Anatinus.The seven levels of classification are:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: MonotremataFamily: OrnithorhynchidaeGenus: OrnithorhynchusSpecies: anatinus
What type of mammal is a platypus?
A platypus is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal.
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.
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 platypus a rodent?
No. A platypus is not a placental mammal of any type, but a monotreme, which is an egg-laying 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.
