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Platypus
Platypus
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
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Also known as:
duck-billed platypus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Monotremata
Family
Ornithorhynchidae
Genus
Ornithorhynchus
(1)
Size
Head-body length: 30 - 45 cm
(2)
Status
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
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