Family

Platypuses

Ornithorhynchidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderMonotremata (Monotremes)
FamilyOrnithorhynchidae (Platypuses)

Species in this group

NT Endemic

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Platypuses

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 11 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~40%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~40%
2	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~30%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~30%
3	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~30%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~30%
4	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~20%
5	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~10%
6	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~10%
7	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~20%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~10%
3	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	<5%
	Duck-billed Platypus			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Healesville Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
5	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
6	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
7	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Australian Reptile Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
9	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Sea Life Sydney Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

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Challenges

Part of the challengeAustralian IconsOceaniaKoalaPlatypusEchidnaEmuKangaroo

Part of the challengeTasmanian IconsOceaniaTasmanian devilWombatEchidnaPlatypusWallaby

Platypuses

Species in this group

Duck-billed Platypus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Platypuses

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges