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It is a vertebrate because it has a spinal column in its skeletal system. Also it is a mammal, although it lays eggs, and every mammal (or other warm-blooded creature, like a bird) is a vertebrate.

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A vertebrate is a mammal with an internal backbone, as it has vertebrae. Therefore a platypus does not have a vertebrate. It is a vertebrate.

Platypuses are egg laying mammals, and therefore have vertebrae.

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Yes, the platypus has a backbone and is classified as a vertebrate.

It is a mammal, and all mammals are vertebrates.
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A platypus is a vertebrate because it has a backbone just like human, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds.

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No, the platypus is a vertebrate because, as a mammal, it has a spine and internal skeleton.

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.

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Platypuses are vertebrates. They are mammals, and all mammals are vertebrates.

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Platypus are mammals and therefore they are warmblooded and have a spinal structure - so the Platypus is a vertebrate animal.

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The platypus is a mammal.

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

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

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