Ornithorhynchidae
E721098
Ornithorhynchidae is a family of egg-laying mammals best known for the platypus, a semi-aquatic species with a duck-like bill native to eastern Australia.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mammal family ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | monotremes ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | platypus family ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Ornithorhynchus anatinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| eggLaying | true ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extantRepresentative | Ornithorhynchus anatinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeOfOrigin | Cretaceous period ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater rivers and streams
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ semi-aquatic environments ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dense waterproof fur
ⓘ
duck-like bill ⓘ electroreception in bill ⓘ venomous spur in males ⓘ webbed feet ⓘ |
| hasJawType |
keratinous grinding plates in adults
ⓘ
toothless adults ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveFeature |
lack of nipples
ⓘ
lays small leathery eggs ⓘ milk secreted through mammary gland openings on skin ⓘ |
| hasSensoryAdaptation |
electroreceptors in bill
ⓘ
mechanoreceptors in bill ⓘ |
| hasSkullType | synapsid ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
burrowing
ⓘ
swimming ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Tasmania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Australia ⓘ |
| notableMember | platypus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Monotremata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | lungs ⓘ |
| subclass | Prototheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Ornithorhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warmBlooded | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.