No. Hedgehogs are not monotremes (egg-laying mammals), as they do not lay eggs in order to reproduce. They are placental mammals.
The only monotremes are the platypus and the echidna.
Despite popular belief (due to their spiny backs, which are actually hollow hairs made stiff with keratin), hedgehogs are not related to porcupines (a rodent, whose quills come off upon contact, unlike the hedgehog) or echidnas (a monotreme).Instead, hedgehogs belong to the order Erinaceomorpha and are related to moles and shrews.
No, they are a marsupial and not a monotreme. There are only 2 members in the monotreme category which are the echidna and the platypus.
A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs.
A platypus is a monotreme.
The echidna is a monotreme which eats ants.
The platypus is a monotreme mammal.
That is the correct spelling of "monotreme" (a mammal that lays eggs).
Yes, there is. The echidna is also a monotreme.
Yes a monotreme does have a backbone because it is a type of mammal and a mammal is a vertebrate.
No.
The collective noun for hedgehogs is a "prickle." This term reflects their spiny appearance, as hedgehogs are covered in quills. When referring to a group of hedgehogs, you can say "a prickle of hedgehogs."
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