Platypus By:JS

Poem:

Kingdom: Amilia

Characteristics that place it there:

• has lungs
• multicellular
• hetrotrophs
• ingest and digests food
• has internal cavity

Phylum: Chordata

Characteristics that place it there

• backbone
• bilateral symmetry
• segmented body
• complete digestive system

Class: Mammalia

Characteristics that place it there

• 3 middle ear bones
• hair
• mammary glands

Order: Monotremata

Characteristics that place it there

• complex pectoral gertal
• lays eggs
• has cloaca

Family: Ornithorhynchidae

Characteristics that place it there

• webbed feet
• densely woolly
• water repellant fur
• has teeth when young, loses it when older
• is the only animal placed in this family                                               

Genus and Species: Ornithorinchus, Anumus

• duck billed
• webbed feet

Refrences: Animal Diversity Web              Poem:

ttp://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm                   The Platypus

Duck billed, Webbed feet , had

teeth, and yet unique, wow!

Half duck and half otter

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