Scientific Name and Classification

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania.

There are no subspecies of the Duck-Billed Platypus.

Duck-Billed Platypus are also known as:
Platypus
Duck Bill
Watermole
Duckmole

There is no universally agree plural for Platypus, the following are examples of some that are used:
Platypus
Platypuses
Platypi
Platypoda
Platypus is Latin derived from the Greek words "Platys" and "Pous" meaning "Flat Foot"