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Are long beaked echidnas and porcupines from the same family?
Not at all. Echidnas and porcupines are not even remotely related. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. porcupines are placental mammals, a quite different order of mammals.
Is an echidna a rodent?
No; echidnas, unlike porcupines, are not members of the rodent family. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
Are porcupines marsupials or egg-layers?
Neither: they are placental mammals, meaning the young are fully developed via the placenta, and not externally, in the pouch. The only egg laying mammals (monotremes) are found in Australia, and one species of echidna is also found in New Guinea.
What are some examples of mammals?
All mammals except for monotremes are viviparous. Monotremes are platypuses and echidnas: therefore, any mammal that is not a platypus or echidna is viviparous. Actual examples would be cats, dogs, horses, kangaroos, koalas, gerbils, gophers, beavers, dolphins, whales, rats, shrews, porcupines, armadillos, etc.
How do hedgehogs differ from echidas?
Hedgehogs give with birth to live young and echidas lay eggs. Echidas are not related to hedgehogs. Usually, echidas are compared to (but not closely related to) porcupines and anteaters. Echidas are close cousins to the platypus, the only other egg laying mammal. Both the echidas and the platypus (they are called monotremes) are found only in Australia. Monotremes have milk ducts (pores) that allow them to feed their young. Monotremes do not have nipples like other mammals.
What do porcupines see?
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What is the plural possessive for porcupines?
Porcupines’
Are monotremes real?
Yes, monotremes are real.
Were porcupines introduced to Australia?
There are no porcupines in Australia, nor have there ever been porcupines in Australia.
What is the plural noun for porcupines?
"Porcupines" is already a plural noun. The singular form is porcupine. A group of porcupines is commonly referred to as a "prickle" of porcupines.
Are porcupines warmblooded?
porcupines are warm blooded
Do porcupines have teeth?
Yes, porcupines have teeth.
