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What are the platypus's closest relatives?

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The platypus is quite unique and is not closely related to any other animal. It belongs to the order monotremata, as does the echidna (sometimes known as the spiny anteater), which is its only living relative. These animals are known as monotremes.
Platypuses and echidnas are the only two kinds of mammals in the world that lay eggs.
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