ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated
Home
News
About
Travel Photos
  Argentina
  Australia
  Belize
  Bhutan
  Botswana
  Brazil
  Burma
  Cambodia
  China
  Colombia
  Costa Rica
  Croatia
  Ecuador
  Gabon
  Grand Canyon
  Guatemala
  Honduras
  Iceland
  India
  Indonesia
  Italy
  Jordan
  Kenya
  Laos
  Madagascar
  Malaysia
  Mexico
  Panama
  Peru
  Nepal
  New Zealand
  Slovenia
  Suriname
  Tanzania
  Thailand
  Uganda
  United States
  Venezuela
High resolution
Slideshows
Photos by topic
  Birds
  Coral reefs
  Deforestation
  Frogs
  Glaciers
  Insects
  Lemurs
  Mammals
  Monkeys
  Rainforests
  Reptiles
  Sunsets
  Wildlife
  Top 10
  MORE
Rainforests
For kids
Tropical Fish
Rainforest Tips
Languages
Books
T-shirts
Calendars
Newsletter
Copyright
Contact



Duck-Billed Platypus

Educational resources on Duck-Billed Platypus

Duck-Billed Platypus or Ornithorhynchus anatinus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Duck-Billed Platypus

Academic web links for the Duck-Billed Platypus.


ADW: Ornithorhynchus anatinus: Information: Mammalia Order Monotremata Family Ornithorhynchidae Species Ornithorhynchus
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/ornithorhynchus/o._anatinus$narrative.html

ADW: Ornithorhynchus anatinus: Specimens: Ornithorhynchus anatinus (duck-billed platypus). ... duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/specimens/Ornithorhynchus_anatinus.html

The Mammals, Chapter 27: 11. Strictly endothermic homeotherms. 12. Cloaca present only in monotremes
http://www.ossm.edu/biology/mammals.htm

[minstrels] The Diplomatic Platypus -- Patrick Barrington: The Diplomatic Platypus. I had a duck-billed platypus when I was up at Trinity,
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1028.html

Monotreme: A Duck-Billed Platypus. ...
http://tidepool.st.usm.edu/crswr/platypus.html

Platypus: ...au/physiol/mono/Platpage.html. The Duck-Billed Platypus (Orhithorhynchus
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/Courses/anphys/1999/White/White.htm

1002.31.S2002.synapsids: Hind limbs had upright posture. Monotremes: Only three living species: the
http://talc.geo.umn.edu/courses/1002/Lecture33_synapsids.html

The Canham Honeymoon: Here are some pictures from that. Wombat, Tasmanian Devil. Kangaroos,
http://employeeweb.cgc.maricopa.edu/c/an/canham_m/honeymoon.html

HC Richter: Richter's drawing of the Duck-Billed Platypus, demonstrating his success at handling
http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/gould/collections/richter.htm





Google
  Web
mongabay.com
wildmadagascar.org
animals.mongabay.com
travel.mongabay.com
photos.mongabay.com

-->




what's new | rainforests home | for kids | help | madagascar | search | about | languages | contact

Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2005