Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Michelago, NSW

Identification history

	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	24 Aug 2024	DonFletcher
	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	22 Aug 2024	Nockels

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User's notes

4 sightings within 150m likely 3 separate individuals

2 comments

DonFletcher wrote:

23 Aug 2024

Hi @Nockels, Thanks for the record. I do not know you. In the absence of a photo, please briefly state that you know they were not water rats or turtles or carp or anything else that people mistake for platypus, because .....

Nockels wrote:

23 Aug 2024

Definitely platypuses. They would surface for a period and then dive before re-appearing within a few meters and repeating the process. They were clearly visible when on the surface.

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Location information

Places Michelago, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
Nockels Recorded by
Collections
Nockels Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monotremes Mammals

Additional information

Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
Platypus Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude
114 images trained Machine learning

Record quality

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania