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Platypuses and echidnas are both monotremes.

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Is there any other Monotreme aside from a Platypus?

Yes, there is. The echidna is also a monotreme.


What are the differences of a monotreme and a mammal?

A monotreme is a kind of mammal. It just has a different type of reprooductive system as most other mammals.


Is the bandicoot a monotreme?

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?

A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs.


What is the difference between a platypus and a monotreme?

A platypus is a monotreme.


What is the other Australian marsupial other than the platypus that lays eggs?

The platypus is not a marsupial: it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. Marsupials give birth to live young, and do not lay eggs. The other monotreme, or egg-laying mammal, is the echidna.


What monotreme eats ants?

The echidna is a monotreme which eats ants.


What is the other monotreme apart from the echidna?

The two monotremes are the echidna and the platypus.


Is a platypus a monotreme marsupial or placental mammal?

The platypus is a monotreme mammal.


How do you spell monotreme?

That is the correct spelling of "monotreme" (a mammal that lays eggs).


Is a spiny anteater a marsupial montreme or a placental?

Yes. "Spiny anteater" is a common name for the echidna, an egg-laying mammal, or monotreme, found only in Australia and New Guinea. The only other monotreme is the platypus.


Does a monotreme have a backbone?

Yes a monotreme does have a backbone because it is a type of mammal and a mammal is a vertebrate.