Ornithorhynchus Blumenbach 1800 (platypus)
Mammalia - Monotremata - Ornithorhynchidae
Alternative spelling: Ornithorhyncus
Parent taxon: Ornithorhynchidae according to T. Rowe et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Monotrematum, Obdurodon, Steropodon, Teinolophos
Subtaxa: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Ecology: amphibious insectivore-herbivore