Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ornithorhynchoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata Superfamilia: Ornithorhynchoidea

Familia: Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Species: Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Name

Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, New Holland

Synonyms

Ornithorhynchus brevirostris Ogilby, 1832
Ornithorhynchus crispus MacGillivray, 1827
Ornithorhynchus fuscus Péron, 1807
Ornithorhynchus laevis MacGillivray, 1827
Ornithorhynchus novaehollandiae Lacépède, 1800
Ornithorhynchus paradoxus Blumenbach, 1800
Ornithorhynchus phoxinus Thomas, 1923
Ornithorhynchus rufus Péron, 1807
Ornithorhynchus triton Thomas, 1923

References

Shaw, 1799: Nat. Misc., 10, pl. 385-386.
Ornithorhynchus anatinus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Ornithorhynchus anatinus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 10 December 2008.

Documentaries

"Platypus In The Tropics DVD 2012" | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321005026/http://www.wildcamaustralia.com/platypus_in_the_tropics.html |DVD=Platypus In The Tropics | DVD=WildCAM Australia® | quote=Platypus in The Tropics DVD | year=2012 DVD EAN 0680569575722 58.165.115.71 00:05, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Vernacular names

العربية: خلد الماء
беларуская: Качканос
български: Птицечовка
বাংলা: প্লাটিপাস
dansk: Næbdyr
Deutsch: Schnabeltier
Ελληνικά: Ορνιθόρυγχος
English: Duck-billed platypus
español: Ornitorrinco
eesti: Nokkloom, Ornitorünhus
suomi: Vesinokkaeläin
français: Ornithorynque
galego: Ornitorrinco
עברית: ברווזן
magyar: Kacsacsőrű emlős
íslenska: Breiðnefur
italiano: Ornitorinco
日本語: カモノハシ
한국어: 오리너구리
македонски: Клунар
Nederlands: Vogelbekdier
norsk: Nebbdyr
polski: Dziobak
português: Ornitorrinco
română: Ornitorinc
русский: Утконос
svenska: Näbbdjur
Türkçe: Ornitorenk, Gagalı memeli
українська: Качкодзьоб
中文: 鴨嘴獸

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