Is a monotreme a marsupial?
Monotremes /ˈmɒnətriːmz/ are members of the prototherian order Monotremata. They are one of the three main groups of living mammals, along with placentals (Eutheria) and marsupials (Metatheria). The extant monotreme species are the platypus and four species of echidnas.
Which two Australian animals are monotremes?
Echidnas and platypuses are the only surviving monotremes (egg-laying mammals) in the world.
Is red kangaroo a monotreme?
Fortunately, some megafaunal species survived, including the largest living marsupial, the red kangaroo, and Australia remains marsupial and monotreme central.
Why are monotremes only found in Australia?
Why are monotremes, mammals that lay eggs rather than give birth to live young, only found in the isolated region of Australia and New Guinea? It is the isolation of this region that’s key. 200 million years ago, Australia was situated on the far-reaches of Pangaea, the last supercontinent (Figure 10.3. 1).
Do platypuses live in Australia?
Platypus are found in eastern Australia from the steamy tropics of far north Queensland to the freezing snows of Tasmania. In Queensland, platypus live in rivers east of the Great Dividing Range, and are also found in some western-flowing streams. In north Queensland, the range of the platypus is close to the coast.