Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Platypus at Penrose, NSW
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| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | MichaelBedingfield | Yesterday | |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | CarbonAI | Yesterday | |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Penrosian | Yesterday |
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User's notes
Just the 1 regular platypus surfacing regularly whilst foraging
4 comments
Yesterday
Hi Penrosian, thanks for your sighting. Can you please correct the location, which is away from water.
8 hrs ago
I put in as my street address, how can I edit the location? What is the best way to put location in
7 hrs ago
We love getting sightings of platypus. Click on the 3 dots at the top of the page, then choose Edit. Then look at the map. Zoom out a bit and click on the proper location, the dam I suppose. The click on Update Sighting.
3 hrs ago
Thanks. I have heaps more of this to get around to putting on the site, it’s still there.
Location information
- Places Penrose, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Penrosian Recorded by
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Species information
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
- Platypus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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