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Monotremes are egg-laying marsupials Name the only two monotremes in Australia?
The two monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, in Australia are the platypusand the short-beaked echidna.
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.
Only two marsupials lay eggs Both are Australian Name them?
No marsupials lay eggs. The only egg-laying mammals are monotremes, and the species in Australia are the platypus and the short-beaked echidna. Both the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna are found on the island of New Guinea.
Where does the name placentals come from?
placenta which is between the mother and the embryo.
How did marsupials get their name?
Marsupials essentially got their name from the fact that the proper name for a marsupial's pouch is marsupium. Most (not all) marsupials have such a pouch. Some marsupials have nothing more than a flap of skin which helps secure the developing joey in place.
What are the main differences between a monotreme and other mammals?
Monotremes are the only mammals that lay eggs.Both platypuses and echidnas are monotremes. The name monotreme is derived from two Greek words meaning "one-holed", because they have just one external opening, the cloaca, for both waste elimination and for reproduction. The cloaca leads to the urinary, faecal and reproductive tracks, all of which join internally, and it is the orifice by which the female monotreme lays her eggs. This is different from other mammals, which have two openings - one for reproduction, and one for waste.
What is the scientific name for pouched mammals?
Marsupials.
What is another name for the mammal group egg layers?
The mammal group of egg layers are known as monotremes. The platypus and the echidna are both monotremes.
What marsupial has 7 letters in its name?
7 letter marsupials are:wallabydibblerningauibettongpotoroodunnartkultarr
What is the scientific name for egg laying mammals?
Egg laying mammals are monotremes. They belong to the order monotremata.
Scientific name for marsupials?
Young marsupials go by the name of joey. A joey is any young marsupial, whether it be a kangaroo, wombat, koala, Tasmanian devil or any of the other 300 or so species of marsupials.
What is the Scientific name for monotreme?
Monotremata is the scientific name for monotremes
