What are the biome and ecosystem for the platypus?

Answer 1

The platypus lives in Australia, on the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers and lakes. Because it needs fresh water, its biome is not "marine".

Within that biome, the platypus can live in a variety of ecosystems within Australia.

• Platypuses can be found in tropical, sub-tropical and temperate rainforests
• They can be found in wet or dry sclerophyll forest (bushland)
• They are also found in sub-alpine forests

It lives in burrows it digs in the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers and dams.

Answer 2

The platypus is primarily found in freshwater biomes such as rivers, streams, and lakes in eastern Australia and Tasmania. It inhabits the riparian ecosystem, which is the interface between land and water, where it uses burrows along the banks for shelter and breeding. These ecosystems provide the platypus with the shallow, slow-moving water it needs for hunting prey like insects, worms, and small crustaceans.