Platypus
SpeciesMammals
Egg-laying semiaquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia
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Platypus
- Mammals
The platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is the sole living representative of its family and genus, and one of five living monotreme species. It uses electrolocation to find prey underwater. Males have venom-delivering hind-foot spurs. The species is legally protected where it occurs, but is vulnerable to pollution, bycatching and climate change.
- Scientific name
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus
- Range
- Eastern Australia, including Tasmania
- Special sense
- Electrolocation
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Platypus (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q15343
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsCharles J. Sharp, Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.ukModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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