Are duck billed platypuses mammals

Answer 1

Ducks are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:

• Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skin
• Birds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live young
• Birds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do

Answer 2

To begin with, the term "duckbill platypus" is clearly misleading and should not be used. It is the source of a great deal of misunderstanding.

The platypus, as it is simply called, is a mammal but unlike most mammals, it lay eggs. It is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. It shares no characteristics with birds of any description, because even its eggs a soft-shelled and leathery, unlike hard-shelled birds' eggs.

Answer 3

There is no such animal as a duckbilled.

The platypus is sometimes called a duckbill platypus (but not by Australians), and it is a mammal.

Answer 4

Because it has many characteristics of a mammal.

Answer 5

Yes, they are mammals, monotremes, and produce their young with eggs. They are one of only two mammals that lay eggs.

Answer 6

Ducks are semi-aquatic birds.

Answer 7

Yes. Platypus are mammals