Platypus
Animal
The platypus, sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Term for young: platypup and puggle
Trophic level: Carnivorous
Mass: 2.2 – 5.3 lbs (Male) and 1.5 – 3.5 lbs (Female)
Class: Mammalia
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Ornithorhynchidae
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