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What group is a platypus in?
The platypus is classified as a mammal. It has all the defining characteristics of a mammal, including the ability to nurture its young on mothers' milk. It is a monotreme, of the order monotremata, meaning it is an egg-laying mammal.
How many chambers are in a kangaroo's heart?
Fish hearts have 2 main chambers: the atrium and the ventricle. Fish have the simplest hearts of all the vertebrates.
What animal is considered a mammalian?
... a mammal? one that gives live birth, has hair, and lactates. NOT all mammals have hair. Dolphins are mammals and they don't have hair. The only common characteristic is they all lactate Not all mammals give birth, the platypus is a mammal and the lay eggs. ALL mammals DO have hair. Dolphins DO have hair. and in regards to the platypus, that creature is the only exception and it is very loosely called a mammal. A large class of warmblooded vertebrates, having mammary glands in the female.
Is a howler monkey vertebrate?
This website is full of crazy answers hopefully no one changes my correct answer. Monkeys are vertebrates, they are mammals and all mammals are vertebrates.
How many backbones do mammals have?
Mammals are vertebrates and like all vertebrates have only one back bone . Back bone is made up of vertebrae .
Do some mammals have backbones?
Yes; all mammals have backbones because all mammals are vertebrates.
What is one similarity among mammals bird and reptiles?
All are vertebrates.
Are squirrels vertebrates or invertebrates?
Squirrels are vertebrates, they have spines.
Are giant anteaters mammals?
All mammals have one major characteristic in common: they feed their young on mothers' milk. This distinguishes them from other warm blooded creatures such as birds, or other air-breathing vertebrates such as reptiles. The giant anteater and the platypus are mammals primarily because they suckle their young.
Do skunks have vertebraes?
Yes, skunks, like all mammals are vertebrates because they have backbones, one of the main characteristics of vertebrates
What group of vertebrates gives birth to live young?
MammalsAll mammals feed their young on mothers' milk, but there is one group of mammals known as monotremes which actually lay eggs. The platypus and echidna are both egg-laying mammals.
What is one mammal that lays eggs?
Both the echidna and the platypus are mammals that lay eggs. They are in a subclass of their own, the monotremes, which are the egg-laying mammals. In every other respect, they exhibit the characteristics of mammals, such as having fur, being warm-blooded vertebrates and feeding their young on mothers' milk.
