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Is an opposum a monotreme?
No. An opossum is a marsupial. There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
Is a leopard a monotreme?
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.
Is a dingo a monotreme?
No. Dingoes are placental mammals. There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
What are the three species of monotremes?
There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna. Of the three species, the long-beaked echidna is the largest.
Is a frog a monotreme?
No. Frogs are amphibians, while monotremes are a sub-group of mammals. There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
What is a kind of monotreme?
There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna. There are then three sub-species of the long-beaked echidna - the Eastern long-beaked echidna, Western long-beaked echidna and Sir David's long-beaked echidna.
What is the biggest monotreme?
The largest extant monotreme (egg-bearing mammal) is the western long-beaked echidna
What monotremes exist today?
There are just three species of monotreme in existence. They are the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
Monotreme in its natural environment is where?
The natural environment of the three different species of monotreme are:Platypus - indigenous to Australia aloneShort-beaked echidna, sometimes known as the spiny anteater - found in Australia and a small region in New GuineaLong-beaked echidna - found in the New Guinea highlands
What does a monotreme include?
The term 'monotreme' includes all the egg-laying mammals, of which there are three species:platypusshort-beaked echidnalong-beaked echidna
Is there more than one egg laying mammal?
Yes, there are only three living monotreme species: the platypus and two species of echidna (also known as spiny anteaters). All of them are found only in Australia and New Guinea.
What is a monotrem?
A monotreme is a type of mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The platypus and echidna are the only existing monotreme species. They are unique in the animal kingdom for their combination of reptilian and mammalian characteristics.
