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Mammals that lay eggs are called monotremes. They are placed in the infraclass and order Monotremata.

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What classification of animal lays eggs on land and has lungs other than birds reptiles or mammal?

There is no such classification. However, monotremes are a sub-classification of mammals, and include the platypus and the echidna. They are egg-laying mammals.


What bird is a mammal that lays eggs?

There is no such thing as a bird that is a mammal. Mammals are one classification, and birds are another. All birds lay eggs. Most mammals do not lay eggs. The only exceptions are the monotremes, which include just the platypus and the echidna.


What scientific name is given to those living beings who reproduce by laying eggs?

For all animals that reproduce by egg-laying, the word is "oviparous". The word for mammals that reproduce by laying eggs is "monotremes".


What is a bird that does not lay egg and is a mammal called?

There is no such thing. Mammals are one classification, and birds are another. All birds lay eggs. The platypus and the echidna are the only egg-laying mammals.


What is the scientific name for egg laying mammals?

Egg laying mammals are monotremes. They belong to the order monotremata.


Are giraffe's eggs hard?

Giraffes are mammals. Mammals do not lay eggs.


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chickens give us eggs and the eggs have mammals inside. Platypus and echidna (monotremes, mammals that lay eggs)


Do white rhinos lay eggs?

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Are Arctic foxes born in eggs?

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Do mammals bury eggs in sandsoil or rotting plants?

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Do mammals produce eggs?

Only two mammals produce eggs, the echidna and the platypus.


What covers mammals eggs?

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