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Duck-Billed Platypus: Ornithorhynchidae - Physical Characteristics, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Platypus And People, Conservation Status - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT

GEOGRAPHIC RANGE

Platypus are found only in mainland Australia and the southern island of Tasmania. Platypus are distributed along Australia's east coast, to about 500 miles (800 kilometers) inland, from Cook-town, Queensland to Melbourne, Victoria, and into Tasmania.

HABITAT

All platypus live on the edges of freshwater bodies like lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, in tropical and temperate regions.

Additional Topics

Duck-Billed Platypus: Ornithorhynchidae - Physical Characteristics

Duck-Billed Platypus: Ornithorhynchidae - Diet

Duck-Billed Platypus: Ornithorhynchidae - Behavior And Reproduction

Duck-Billed Platypus: Ornithorhynchidae - Platypus And People

Duck-Billed Platypus: Ornithorhynchidae - Conservation Status

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