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Is a Dog a Monotreme?
No. A dog is a placental mammal. The only animals that are monotremes are the platypus and two species of echidnas.
What suborder do gorillas belong to?
A animal group of a Grilla is called a mammal
How many mammal species exist in the world?
Between 300 and 400 living species, depending on how you count. Scientists don't always agree on whether two different-looking populations should be considered as different species, different sub-species, or just different populations. There are of course likely thousands of extinct species that arose and went extinct over the last 70 million years or so since the first primates evolved.
Is each species assigned a two-part scientific name?
NO only a genus.
Do all bees have stripes?
No, not all bees have stripes, but many do. IN the United States over 3,500 species of bees exist and they have two sets of wings.
Is a Dog a Monotreme?
No. A dog is a placental mammal. The only animals that are monotremes are the platypus and two species of echidnas.
What is the rarset mammal species in the world?
Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin) there is only two in the world. last seen in 2008.
What is the only NZ land mammal?
Bats there are two surviving species the long tailed bat and the short tailed bat
What was the only native mammal prior to the human occupation of New Zealand?
Two species of bat are the only native land mammals in New Zealand. There is a number of species of marine mammals such as seals, dolphin, etc.
What are the names of the two mammal species that lay eggs?
They are 'monotremes'. The 'platypus' and the 'echidna' .
Why are at least two members of an endangered mammal species needed for that species to survive?
so the animals can mate and have kids
Is there more than one egg laying mammal?
Yes, there are only three living monotreme species: the platypus and two species of echidna (also known as spiny anteaters). All of them are found only in Australia and New Guinea.
What mammal lives in Australian waterways and lays eggs?
The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania. Together with the two species of echidna, it is one of the three species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
What two species exist side by side only in the everglades?
it's actually three... the Florida panther, the American crocidile, and the west mantee!
How many tapirs species exist?
Two. The Malayan and South American.
What is an egg laying mammal of Australia and New Zealand?
There is no such mammal. Platypuses and echidnas are the only egg-laying mammals. The platypus is endemic to Australia, and the two species of echidna are not found outside of Australia or New Guinea. There are no egg-laying mammals in New Zealand.
An egg laying mammal that is also called the spiny anteater?
This is the echidna. There are two species of echidna, which is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. One species is the short-beaked echidna of Australia, and the other is the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.
