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The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), [4] sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, [5] is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative or monotypic taxon of its family Ornithorhynchidae and genus Ornithorhynchus , though a number of related species ...
Today, there are only five surviving species of monotremes which live in Australia and New Guinea, consisting of the platypus and four species of echidna. Fossils of yinotheres have been found in Britain, China, Russia, Madagascar and Argentina. Contrary to other known crown mammals, they retained postdentary bones as shown by the presence of a ...
The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews and are not all arboreal. Family Tupaiidae. Genus: Dendrogale. Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew, D. melanura DD [3] Genus: Tupaia. Golden-bellied treeshrew, T. chrysogaster VU [4] Striped treeshrew, T. dorsalis ...
Researchers saw the white platypus 10 times between February 2021 and July 2023, the study said. Several short videos show the rare animal floating along the surface of the river before quickly ...
A platypus bill may look like a duck’s bill, but it has a secret ability. The bill contains receptor cells that detect the electric signals made by all living things. As it swims in the water ...
The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews and are not all arboreal. Family: Tupaiidae (treeshrews) Genus: Dendrogale. Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew, D. melanura DD [4] Genus: Tupaia. Northern treeshrew, T. belangeri LC [5] Striped treeshrew, T ...
Platypus solidus obtusus Chapuis, 1865; Platypus solidus rudis Chapuis, 1865; Treptoplatypus solidus, is a species of weevil found in Asia and Australia. [1] Description
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