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There is only one species of platypus. Echidnas, the other type of monotreme, have two species - the short-beaked echidna of Australia and the long-beaked echidna of Papua New Guinea.
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What is one kind of platypus?
There is only one kind of platypus, and that is the species Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
How many kind of platypuses are there?
There is just one species of platypus, and that is ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What species is a platypus from?
A platypus is an egg laying mammal, or monotreme. Its actual species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What is a kind of a platypus?
There is only one kind of platypus, and that is the species known as Ornithorhynchus Anatinus. The platypus is a member of the small group of mammals known as monotremes, which are the egg-laying mammals, and to only other member of this group is the echidna.
What is the platypus's species name?
The species name of the platypus is ornithorhyncus.
What are the names of the two species that lay eggs?
They are 'monotremes'. The 'platypus' and the 'echidna' .
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.
Name one kind of monotreme and tell where it lives?
Platypus and the two species of echidna are both monotremes. The platypus and the short-beaked echidnalive in Australia, while the long-beaked echidnalives in New Guinea. They are the only monotremes in existence.
What are the only two species in the order montremata?
There are actually 3 species: the Platypus, the Long-nosed Echidna, and the Short-nosedEchidna.The order Montremata is divided into two families: Ornithorhynchidae (having only one species of Platypus), and Tachyglossidae (having the two species of Echidnas. They are also known as Spiny Anteaters).
What are some species of platypus?
There is only one species of platypus: Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What are the 2 monotremes in the world?
The two monotremes are the platypus and the echidna. There is just one species of platypus, and two species of echidna - the long-beaked echidna, found in New Guinea, and the short-beaked echidna, found only in Australia. The platypus is also found only in Australia.
What kind of animals is the duck billed platypus?
It's a mammal, one of the five species of monotremes.
