CATDOLL : CATDOLL: The Difference Between Duck-billed Fish and Platypus

The natural classification is as follows: duck-billed fish belongs to the class Osteichthyes, order Acipenser, family Acipenser, and genus Acipenser, while the platypus belongs to the class Mammalia, order Monotreme, family Platypus, and genus Platypus.

Distribution: The platypus is found in rivers such as the Mississippi River, Alabama River, and Missouri River in the United States, while the platypus is found in eastern Australia as well as in Mozambique and Tasmania.

Living environment: The platypus is an aquatic animal, while the platypus is an amphibious animal.

1. Classification of the natural world

1. The platy fish (Acipenser) belongs to the phylum Chordata, class Osteichthyes, order Acipenser, family Acipenser, and genus Acipenser.

2. The platypus belongs to the phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Monotreme, family Platypus, and genus Platypus.

2. Distribution Area

1. The platypus is mainly distributed in the Missouri River, Mississippi River and Alabama River basins in the United States.

2. The platypus is mainly distributed in eastern Australia and Tasmania.

3. Living Environment

The platypus is an amphibious animal while the duck-billed fish is an aquatic animal.

4. Appearance characteristics

1. The body of the duck-billed fish is long and fusiform, with an elongated, paddle-shaped snout that is wide in front and narrow in the back. The body surface is smooth, with only spiny hard scales on the upper lobe of the tail fin.

2. The platypus is covered with dense brown short hair, with a very wide and flat mouth and no teeth. Its limbs are short, with five hooked claws and webbed feet between the toes, similar to duck feet. Its tail is large and flat, accounting for a quarter of its body length.