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Monotreme • Monotremata

Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs, unlike placental mammals and marsupials, that give birth to live young.

The order Monotremata include the platypus and echidna. An infant monotreme is known as a ‘puggle’.

Scientific Classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata

Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Monotremata

Monotreme

Echidna

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