What phylum and class does a platypus belong to?

Answer 1

The platypus is a mammal, sub class Prototheria.

Like the echidna, it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. This puts it in the order monotremata.

Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus Anatinus.

The seven levels of classification are:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Monotremata

Family: Ornithorhynchidae

Genus: Ornithorhynchus

Species: anatinus

Answer 2

The platypus, the Australian monotreme (egg-laying mammal), Ornithorhynchus anatinus comes from the Family Ornithorhynchidae, which has a name derived from the Greek meaning 'bird bill'.

The platypus is the only member of the family Ornithorhynchidae. It is from the class Mammalia and order Monotremata.

Answer 3

The platypus belongs to the group of animals known as mammals. It is a unique animal, being an egg-laying mammal, so it belongs to the infraclass of mammals known as monotremes. The only other monotreme is the echidna.

Answer 4

The platypus is a mammal. Specifically, it is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.

It is therefore in the order monotremata.

Answer 5

The class of the platypus is Mammalia.

Answer 6

The platypus belongs to the family Ornithorhynchidae.

Answer 7

The platypus belongs to the phylum Chordata and the class Mammalia.

Answer 8

The Platypus belongs to the class 'Mammalia'. It is one of just three species of egg-laying mammals.

Answer 9

The platypus is a type of mammal. It is a monotreme, an egg-laying mammal.