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It is a monotreme, this means it's one of only 2 types of mammals that lay eggs. The other is the platypus.
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Is a Spiny anteater a Placental?
No. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme. It is an egg-laying mammal.
How does the spiny echidna differ from most other mammals?
The echidna, also known as the spiny anteater, is different from most other mammals because it is a mammal that lays eggs. It is a monotreme, meaning it is an egg-laying mammal. The only other mammal species which lays eggs is the platypus.
Is a spiny anteater a marsupial montreme or a placental?
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.
Are spiny anteaters monotremes?
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.
What is a enchidna?
It is a monotreme, or mammal that lays eggs. It is sometimes known as a spiny anteater.
Does a spiny anteater live in water or land?
On land - it is a mammal - not a fish or amphibian !
How does the spiny anteater reproduce?
The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme (egg-laying mammal), meaning it reproduces by laying eggs. It is one of just two types of monotremes, the other being the platypus.
What type of mammal is an anteater?
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.
What group of animal does spiny anteater belongs to?
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.
Is a ichidna Australian?
Echidna or spiny anteater egg laying mammal or monotreme indigenous to Australia
How are the spiny anteater and the platypus different from other mammals?
The correct name for the spiny anteater is echidna. The echidna and platypus are different from other mammals because they are the only egg-laying mammals. All other mammals, both placentals and marsupials, give live birth.
Does a spiny anteater gives birth to its young?
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.
