Platypus

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative of the family Ornithorhynchidae and genus Ornithorhynchus, though a number of related species appear in the fossil record. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Like other monotremes, the platypus has a sense of electrolocation, which it uses to detect prey in water while its eyes, ears and nostrils are closed.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

Venomous. Platypus; males have a venomous spur Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Hydromys chrysogaster

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Monotremata

Family

Ornithorhynchidae

Genus

Ornithorhynchus

Species

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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