Monotremata (Monotremes)

Order

Monotremes

Monotremata

2 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Short-beaked Echidna
LC

Short-beaked Echidna

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tachyglossus aculeatus

80–90% · Very likely
Duck-billed Platypus
NT Endemic

Duck-billed Platypus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Monotremes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
80–90%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
70–80%
3 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
60–70%
4 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
60–70%
5 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
50–60%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
50–60%
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
40–50%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
40–50%
9 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
10 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
30–40%
11 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
12 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
20–30%
13 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
14 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
15 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
16 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
17 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%