Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Fyshwick, ACT

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Fyshwick, ACT - 2 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Ornithorhynchus anatinus 9 Oct 2021 DonFletcher
Ornithorhynchus anatinus 9 Oct 2021 ChrisAppleton

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • 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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