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The platypus is quite unique and is not closely related to any other animal. It belongs to the order monotremata, as does the echidna (sometimes known as the spiny anteater), which is its only living relative. These animals are known as monotremes.
Platypuses and echidnas are the only two kinds of mammals in the world that lay eggs.
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What animals share the same genes as the platypus?
No animals share the same genes as the platypus. To suggest they do would be to suggest the platypus is a mixture of other animals which, or course, it is not.
What animals are related to the platypuse?
The echidnas are the only living relatives of the platypus.
What animals do you cross to get a platypus?
The platypus is a distinct and separate species of its own. It is not now, nor has ever been, a mix of any other animals.
What are the three animals a platypus resembles?
The platypus is completely unique, and does not resemble any other living animal.
What is the one thing that the platypus is different from the other animals?
It lays eggs while other animals give birth.
What animals are in the platypus kingdom?
All animals are in the "platypus kingdom", since the kingdom for the platypus is Animalia, which as you might guess from the name includes all animals.
What keeps the platypus together?
The platypus is not a mixture of other animals; therefore, nothing is required to keep it together, beyond its own skin.
What is the closest living relatives too a platypus?
No other animal looks like a platypus. It is completely unique.
What animals make up the platypus?
No other animals make up the platypus. It is a unique animal in its own right. It is not made up of ducks, beavers, otters or any other such creature as popular myth tends to perpetuate.
What lives with the platypus?
Platypuses are solitary animals. They do not live with others of their own species; nor do they live with other animals. Other animals which may live in the bushland nearby the platypus's home would include wallabies, koalas, possums, gliders, bandicoots and quolls.
Is a platypus a mutt?
No. Platypuses are not related to dogs in any way, except for the fact that both animals are classified as mammals.
What breed is a platypus?
The Platypus is one of only a few species in the order monotrema, or egg-laying mammals. They are separate from placental mammals and marsupials.There is no scientific definition of the term "breed" but it is generally used to refer to a group of animals with a homogeneous appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species. The platypus has only one species (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and is the single remaining representative of its taxonomical family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species have been found in the fossil record. Since a breed is a subdivision within a species and the platypus is its own species, the term "breed" does not apply to the platypus. For that matter, since breeds are usually defined in terms of domesticated animals and the platypus is not domesticated, there is yet another reason to assert that applying the term "breed" to the platypus is incorrect. There are no breeds within the platypus species.
