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Mammals in the order Monotremata lay eggs. There are just three species of animal in this order, and they are the platypus, short-beaked echidna (both of Australia) and the long-beaked echidna (found in New Guinea).

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Which order contains the one kind of mammal that lays eggs?

None - because there are two types of mammals which lay eggs. Monotremata is the order which contains the echidna and the platypus, both of which are egg-laying mammals. Monotremes is the order of mammals that lay eggs rather than giving live birth.


What covers mammals eggs?

Mammals don't lay eggs. The only mammal that lays eggs is a platypus, and they have leathery feeling eggs, but still a shell.


Name a mammal that is born from an egg?

Nothing can be "born" from an egg: it must be hatched. The order of mammals that lays eggs is Monotremata, or the monotremes. Platypus and Echidnas are the only monotremes, or mammals that lay eggs.


What kind of reproduction is it if the mammal lays eggs?

Mammals are live birthers - they don't lay eggs.


What makes an echidna different from other mammals?

It lays its young in eggs.


Do warms lay eggs?

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What animal lays eggs but is not a mammal and it does not fly?

mammalAnimals that don't lay eggs are called Mammals, as they give live birth and have hairs. But, as Mother Nature can be contrary, the echidna and the platypus, though mammals, lay eggs!


What kind of kitten lays eggs?

There isn't one... kittens are mammals, thus, they don't lay eggs.


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No, they are marine animals, including starfish. An echidna is a mammal that lays eggs.


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What animal with spines lays eggs?

The echidna is an animal which lays eggs. The echidna is covered in spines. Like platypuses, echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.


How many eggs do mammals lay at one time?

Platypuses and echidnas are the only mammals that lay eggs. These mammals belong to the group of mammals known as monotremes. Platypuses and echidnas lay eggs just once a year. The platypus lays 1-2 eggs, while the echidna lays a single egg each year.