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Card 20/142

Name

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

platypus

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Prototheria

Order: Monotremata

Genus: Ornithorhynchus

Species: anatinus

Habitat

Freshwater

Feeding

Predator.

Distribution

Australia and Tasmania

Additional information

Duck-billed muzzle. Webbed feet. Broad, robust tail

Additional information

Bibliography

- Mittermeier, R. A. & Wilson, D. E. (Eds) (2015). Handbook of the Mammals of the World Vol. 5: Monotremes and Marsupials. Lynx Edicions. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.