Kangaroo vs. Platypus — What's the Difference?

Capable of high speeds over short distances due to its strong legs.

A small monotreme with a distinctive duck-like bill.

Native to Australia, known for carrying its young in a pouch.

Feeds on aquatic invertebrates, detected through electrolocation.

Lives in groups known as mobs for social interaction and protection.

Generally solitary except during breeding season.

A large marsupial with powerful hind legs and a large tail, used for hopping.

Lays eggs, one of the few mammals that do.

Generally herbivorous, feeding on grasses and bushes.

Native to eastern Australia, inhabiting rivers and lakes.

The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo.

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species appear in the fossil record.

Any of various large herbivorous marsupials of the family Macropodidae of Australia and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs, large hind limbs used for leaping, and a long tapered tail.

A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur.

A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.

A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of eastern Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, a snout resembling a duck's bill, and in the male, venomous spurs on the hind legs. Also called duckbill, duck-billed platypus.

A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.

A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet — males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus

To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.

The duck mole. See under Duck.

(intransitive) To hunt kangaroo.

Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

(intransitive) To move like a kangaroo.

Of or relating to Australia.

Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.

Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby.

Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

Kangaroos live in diverse habitats across Australia, including grasslands and forests.

Platypuses use electrolocation to detect their prey underwater.

Kangaroos move by hopping on their strong hind legs.

Kangaroos are herbivores, mainly eating grasses and leaves.

A kangaroo is a large marsupial from Australia known for its ability to hop and carry young in a pouch.

A platypus is a small, egg-laying mammal from Australia, notable for its duck-bill and webbed feet.

Platypuses eat aquatic invertebrates such as insects and larvae.

Yes, kangaroos are capable swimmers, often using water bodies to escape from predators.

Platypuses live in freshwater environments like rivers and lakes in eastern Australia.

Kangaroos give birth to live young, which mature in the mother's pouch.

Platypuses lay eggs, which the female incubates by curling around them.

No, platypuses are mostly solitary, except during the breeding season.

Some species of kangaroo are considered vulnerable due to habitat loss and hunting, but not all are endangered.

The platypus is unique for its duck-like bill and webbed feet, adaptations to its aquatic lifestyle.

Yes, kangaroos typically live in groups called mobs for better protection and socialization.