1. Chris Bednar

3.  Split from marsupials and placenta mammals early  Lay eggs  Found in Australia, Tasmania, and Papua New Guinea  Half of species extinct  5 extant species

4. Ornithorhynchus anatinus  Features ◦ Webbed feet ◦ Duck-like bill ◦ Flat round tail ◦ Venomous  Habitat ◦ Fresh water ◦ Rivers ◦ Streams  Threats ◦ Habitat loss ◦ Hunted ◦ Least Concerned Species

5. Tachyglossus aculeatus  Features ◦ Spines ◦ Long tongue ◦ Round snout  Habitat ◦ Underground ◦ CO 2 resistant ◦ Avoids day time ◦ Swims  Threats ◦ Habitat loss ◦ Introduced predators ◦ Least Concern Species

6. Zaglossus attenboroughi Zaglossus bruijni Zaglossus bartoni  Features ◦ 3 types ◦ Long digging snout  Habitat ◦ High mountains ◦ Shrubs ◦ Grasslands  Threats ◦ Hunting ◦ All 3 Critically Endangered ◦ Unsuccessful human breeding ◦ Sir David’s extinct?

8. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/mon otreme.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/3 90160/monotreme