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Is a duckbilled platypus a carnivore omnivore or a herbavore?

The platypus is a carnivore: it mostly feeds on annelid worms, insect larvae, freshwater shrimp and crayfish (known in Australia as "freshwater yabby") that it digs out of the riverbed with its snout or catches while swimming.


What is a platypus nickname?

The platypus is known overseas as the "duckbilled platypus" or just the "duckbill", but in Australia it is just commonly called the 'platypus'.The platypus is sometimes known as the duckbilled platypus, because its bill loosely resembles that of a duck, and is of a shape not found on any other mammal.


Is a platypus a carnivore or herbivore or omnivore?

Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish


What else can a platypus be called?

The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.


Platypus in afrikaans?

Eendbek-dier (Duckbilled-Animal)


Is a platypus a carnivore or herbivore or an omnivore?

Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish


What is the the bill beaked platypuses country of origin?

There is no such creature as the bill beaked platypus. The platypus (sometimes called the duckbilled platypus by non-Australians) is indigenous to Australia.


What are the platypus's nicknames?

The platypus is sometimes known as the duckbilled platypus, because its bill loosely resembles that of a duck, and is of a shape not found on any other mammal.


One mammal that is not born alive that hatches from egg and stings venom?

The duckbilled platypus.


Is a duckbill platypus the same as a regular platypus?

Yes. They are properly called just "platypus", but the name "duckbilled platypus" is often applied. Some believe their bill resembles that of a duck, but it is actually quite different.


What is a mammal that lays eggs and is herbivore?

No. Carnivores are meat-eating animals that hunt or prey on other animals. Lions are carnivores that are mammals but do not lay eggs.Egg-laying mammals are called monotremes. The only monotremes are the platypus and the two species of echidna.


Why is a platypus a carnivore?

A platypus is a carnivore because it eats tiny crustaceans and larvae that live on the bottom of creeks and rivers.