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 Ordo: Monotremata Superfamilia: Ornithorhynchoidea

Familia: Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Species: Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Name

Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, New Holland

Synonymy

Platypus anatinus Shaw, 1799 (original combination)
Ornithorhynchus paradoxus Blumenbach, 1800 [replacement name for Platypus anatinus Shaw, 1799]
Ornithorhynchus novaehollandiae Lacépède, 1800
Ornithorhynchus fuscus Péron, 1807
Ornithorhynchus rufus Péron, 1807
Ornithorhynchus crispus MacGillivray, 1827
Ornithorhynchus laevis MacGillivray, 1827 [nom. nov. for Ornithorhynchus rufus Péron, 1807]
Ornithorhynchus brevirostris Ogilby, 1832
Ornithorhynchus anatinus phoxinus Thomas, 1923
Ornithorhynchus anatinus triton Thomas, 1923

References

Primary references

Shaw, G. 1799. [The Duck-Billed Platypus, Platypus anatinus]. The Naturalist's Miscellany 10: pl. 385-386. BHL.
Thomas, O. 1923. The Godman Exploration Fund: List of Mammals from North Queensland collected by Mr. T. V. Sherrin. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology, ser. 9, 11(61): 170–178. DOI: 10.1080/00222932308632835 BHL Reference page.

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 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.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Ornitorrinco
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