Platypus
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| Class | Mammalia |
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| Order | Monotremata |
| Family | Ornithorhynchidae |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Did you know | The Platypus feeds mainly during the night on a wide variety of aquatic invertebrates. |
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| ID | 742143 |
About Platypus
The platypus, 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 its family and genus, though a number of related species appear in the fossil record.