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Platypus - Coggle Diagram
Platypus
Native to Australia
Unique and rare
Attracts tourism
Sparks interest in scientists
Monotreme
Egg laying mammal with no teats.
Supports offspring through mammary glands
The monotreme animal group includes the platypus and 4 species of echidna, no other animals are found in this group.
Sparks interest in scientists
Life cycle of a platypus
Population decline
Climate Change
Humans
Littering and polluting freshwater systems
Platypus mistaking litter for food and dying
Drought
Bushfires
Reduced freshwater and loss of habitat
Reduced river systems
Platypus die
Poor human water management through farming
Low freshwater levels in rivers