Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Paddys River, ACT

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Jun 2017
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Jun 2017
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Identification history

Ornithorhynchus anatinus 10 Jul 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Ornithorhynchus anatinus 10 Jul 2017 AlisonMilton

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  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
  • Platypus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 998.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 95 images trained Machine learning

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