What is the scientific order of a platypus?

What is the scientific order of a platypus?

Data Quality Indicators:

Subclass Prototheria Gill, 1872 – egg-laying mammals
Order Monotremata Bonaparte, 1837
Family Ornithorhynchidae Gray, 1825
Genus Ornithorhynchus Blumenbach, 1800
Species Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) – duck-billed platypus, Platypus

What family does the platypus belong to?

Platypuses
Platypus/Family

Is the platypus the oldest mammal?

The fossil is thought to be about 110 million years old, making it the oldest mammal fossil found in Australia.

Are there platypus in WA?

The absence of platypus populations in the Northern Territory and Western Australia is thought to reflect the widespread occurrence of crocodiles in the north and the pervasive dryness of the landscape elsewhere.

What is the genus and species of the platypus?

The platypus is the sole living representative of its family ( Ornithorhynchidae) and genus ( Ornithorhynchus ), though a number of related species appear in the fossil record.

Is a platypus a monotreme?

Order: Monotremata. A monotreme is simply a mammal that produces young by eggs instead of having live-birth. Family: Ornithorhynchidae. The Platypus is the sole survivor of the whole family of the Ornithorhynchidae.

Are there any platypuses in the United States?

United States. As of 2019, the only platypuses in captivity outside of Australia are in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in the U.S. state of California. Three attempts were made to bring the animals to the Bronx Zoo, in 1922, 1947, and 1958; of these, only two of the three animals introduced in 1947 lived longer than eighteen months.

Where do platypus lay their eggs?

The female platypus lays her eggs in an underground burrow that she digs near the water’s edge. Baby platypuses hatch after 10 days and nurse for up to four months before they swim off and forage on their own. The Commonwealth of Australia reveres this remarkable mammal so much that it honors the platypus with a place on its 20-cent coin.