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It's considered a mammal (generally) because it has hair, mammary glands (nurses it's young), and is warmblooded (keeps a high body temperature).

Remember, classifications for animals were created by humans. You're going to have some of Darwin's oddities fall through the cracks.

The platypus, along with the echidna, fall into their own special group among mammals. They are called monotremes.

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