An oviparous burrowing mammal of the order Monotremata native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. It has hair mingled with spines on the upper part of the body and is adapted for feeding on ants.

Monotremata is an order of mammals, including the platypus and echidnas, which are unique for laying eggs instead of giving birth to live young and for having a single body opening for both excretion and reproduction, known as a cloaca.

A small aquatic oviparous mammal of the order Monotremata found in Australia and Tasmania.

A family of marsupials in the order Diprotodontia, native to Australia and possessing vestigial tails. There is a single living genus and species: Phascolarctos cinereus, the koala.