The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes known as the duck-billed platypus, is an egg-laying mammal native to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Though a number of similar species exist in the fossil record, the platypus is the only living representative or monotypic taxon of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus). Here are 24 interesting facts about the …
Carl Linnaeus published Platax pinnatus as Chaetodon pinnatus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758, citing “the Indies” as its type location.This species belongs to the genus Platax, which is part of the family Ephippidae in the order Moroniformes. The specific name, pinnatus, means “finned” and refers to the extremely large dorsal and …
The Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) is the largest of all Kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia and the largest extant marsupial. It is found across Mainland Australia, except for the more fertile areas, such as Southern Western Australia, the Eastern and Southeastern Coasts, and the rainforests along the Northern coast. 1.The initial description …
