Ornithorhynchus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata

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

Familia: Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Species (1): O. anatinus

Name

Ornithorhynchus Blumenbach, 1800

Type species: Ornithorhynchus paradoxus Blumenbach, 1800 (=Platypus anatinus Shaw, 1799)

Synonyms

• Dermipus Wiedemann, 1800
• Platypus Shaw, 1799 (junior homonym Platypus Herbst, 1793)

References

Primary references

• Blumenbach, F. 1800. Gotting. Gelehrt. Anz. 1: 609.

Additional references

• Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: Clayton. 529 pp. ISBN 978-1-486-30012-9. Reference page. 

Links

• Ornithorhynchus 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.

Vernacular names

العربية: خلد الماء
Deutsch: Schnabeltier
English: Platypus
español: Ornitorrinco
eesti: Nokkloom, Ornitorünhus
français: Ornithorynque
magyar: Kacsacsőrű emlős
italiano: Ornitorinco
日本語: カモノハシ属
македонски: Клунар
русский: Утконос
Kiswahili: Domobata
українська: Качкодзьоб
中文: 鴨嘴獸

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