Duckbill Platypus
By Jimiya Scott
Classifying the Platypus
Scientific Name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Scientific Classification for an Duckbill platypus:
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordate
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Species: anatinus
- A platypus can live up to 17 years in captivity
FACTS
- Even though the platypus is a mammal they lay eggs they are one of the few mammals that does that.
- The platypus does not have a stomach and does not need one to help break down food.
- A platypus is about 15 inches long.
- Platypuses lives is small area in the world.
- Platypuses live in the eastern part of Australia.
- Platypuses are carnivorous.
The Platypus
Probing Platypus Evolution
Bibliography
Bradford Alina Live Science Contribute 08/04/14
Gregory Myers Facts about the platypus