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A platypus is an egg laying mammal, or monotreme. Its actual species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.

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What is the platypus's species name?

The species name of the platypus is ornithorhyncus.


How many different kinds of platypuses are there?

There is just one species of platypus, Ornithorhynchus Anatinus. It is found only in Australia, and is the same species, whether it lives in the sub-alpine regions of the south, or in the tropical northern freshwater creeks. Platypuses are one of three species of monotremes, mammals that lay eggs.


What are some species of platypus?

There is only one species of platypus: Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


What is the most rare species of a platypus?

There is only one species of platypus, and that is "Ornithorhynchus anatinus".


Are there any other species from the Duck-Billed Platypus?

No. There is not even a species known as the "duck-billed platypus".The animal is simply called a platypus, and there is just one species - Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


What species would a platypus go into?

The platypus is an egg-laying mammal. Its species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


What species does the platypus come from?

The platypus did not come from any other species. It is not part otter, part beaver or part duck. It has only ever been a platypus.


What are the sub species of the platypus?

There has never been more than one species of platypus (except for a prehistoric platypus as shown by fossil remains). Platypuses in the north, like the koala, are smaller than their southern counterparts, but they are still a single species.


What is the genus and species name of a platypus?

Kingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:MonotremataFamily:OrnithorhynchidaeGenus:OrnithorhynchusBlumenbach, 1800Species:O. anatinus


How many more platypus species are left?

There is only one species of platypus, Ornithorhynchus Anatinus. It is found only in Australia, and it is the only species of platypus that has ever been known by Man Fossil evidence indicates that the modern platypus's predecessor was larger, with teeth.


Is a platypus a masculine word or a feminine?

platypus is the name of a species as in masculine and feminine


How did the platypus become so famous?

Perry the Platypus brought fame to the Platypus species with the success of Phineas and Ferb.