No. A leopard is a placental mammal. There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
This is the echidna. There are two species of echidna, which is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. One species is the short-beaked echidna of Australia, and the other is the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.
Monotremes include the platypus and short-beaked echidna of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.
No. Dingoes are placental mammals. There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
Short-beaked echidna was created in 1792.
The only other egg-laying mammal is the echidna which, like the platypus, is classified as a monotreme. There are two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. There are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
A kangaroo is a mammal, and a member of the sub-group of mammals known as marsupials.However, it should be noted that there are three species of oviparous mammals, and they are known as monotremes. they include the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
No. The North American River otter is not a monotreme. It is a placental mammal. Monotremes include just the platypus and short-beaked echidna of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna which, together with its short-beaked cousin, lives only on the island of New guinea.
Correct. Egg-laying mammals are called monotremes. The only known monotremes are the platypus and short-beaked echidna of Australia and the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.
There are only two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. There are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
The short-beaked echidna is completely harmless, except to the ants and termites it eats.
The short-beaked echidna. See Sources and Related Links for more information.