[DOC] [TLE] Platypus - Wikipedia [PAR] The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), also known as the duck-billed platypus, 
is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including 
Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant 
species .... Modern platypus young have three teeth in each of the maxillae (one
... [DOC] [TLE] Echidna - Wikipedia [PAR] Echidnas /kdn/, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family 
Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals. The four extant 
species, together with the platypus, are the only surviving ... The diet of some 
species consists of ants and termites, but they are not closely related to the true... [DOC] [TLE] Classification of Living Things: Mammal Subclasses and Infraclasses [PAR] Among the mammals, there are three major variations in reproductive systems. ... 
These are the Australian platypus and 2 echidna (spiny anteater) species of 
Australia and New Guinea. ... click this icon in order to see the following video... [DOC] [TLE] Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus - Australian Museum [PAR] Oct 30, 2015 ... Animal Species:Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus ... Along with echidnas, 
Platypuses are grouped in a separate order of ... are distinguished from all other 
mammals because they lay eggs. ... Duck-billed Platypus .... After mating, a 
female will lay 1-3 eggs (usually 2) following a 21-days gestation period. [DOC] [TLE] 8 Facts Revealed by Genetic Analysis of the Platypus | Mental Floss [PAR] Apr 17, 2013 ... 2. Mammaries. Like all mammals, platypuses nurse their young on milk ... Oh, just 
the four species of echidna (spiny anteaters), which, together with the platypus, 
make up the entire order Monotremata, also known as egg-laying mammals. 3. 
Eggs. Platypuses lay leathery, reptile-like eggs, but their genes... [DOC] [TLE] MAMMALS - Fact Monster [PAR] The third group contains all placental mammals and is split into 17 orders. ... In 
rodents, such as hamsters, it takes just two to three weeks. ... egg-laying 
mammals contains just three speciesthe duck-billed platypus and two types of 
echidnas. [DOC] [TLE] 1st Year: Organisms, Mammals - University of Oxford [PAR] The transition from the hypothetical common ancestor of these two clades, a very 
... Monotremes consist only of the egg-laying duck-billed platypus and ... the 
absence of nipples to the mammary glands they are just like other mammals. ... 
The placentals which include the great majority of modern species, fall into 18 
orders. [DOC] [TLE] Platypus Development - Embryology [PAR] Jun 5, 2015 ... 1 Introduction; 2 Some Recent Findings; 3 Taxon; 4 Development Overview ... 
also called the "duck-billed platypus" together with the 2 echidna groups (short-
beaked and long-beaked) are the only 3 surviving genera of the order 
Monotremata. ... Less than 10% of mammalian species are monotremes or... [DOC] [TLE] Platypus - ScienceDirect Topics [PAR] The egg-laying, venom-producing, duckbilled mammal, found in the rivers and 
streams .... order of mammals that includes only three extant species: the duck-
billed ... which include the platypus and two species of echidnas, are highly 
derived, .... that visual cortex is located just medial to somatosensory cortex, and 
this has... [DOC] [TLE] 1000+ ideas about Echidna on Pinterest | Hedgehogs, Platypus and ... [PAR] The name echidna refer to any member from three species of native ... they are 
equipped with spines (for protection) and have electro sensors in their bill. ... One 
of the two egg-laying mammals in the world (the other is the platypus). ... Echidna 
together with the platypus, are the only extant mammals that lay eggs (order. [DOC] [TLE] Echidna - one of two egg laying mammals | Wild About Wildlife ... [PAR] Echidna together with the platypus, are the only extant mammals that lay eggs .... 
Its just super rare to see a black chipmunk ...and then there are the ... The 
platypus, also known as the duck-billed

Question: This order of mammals consists of just 3 species: the duck-billed platypus & 2 echidnas
Answer: monotremes