# Platypus

> Cite as: PLOT record e/platypus v1, compiled by PLOT (2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31), species summary

- **Address:** e/platypus (https://www.plot.eco/e/platypus)
- **Kind:** Species summary (compiled from the published claims listed)
- **Who said it:** Compiled by PLOT from the published claims listed
- **Period:** Claims cover 2026
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): Its least-checked claim is reviewed. PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Scientific name:** Ornithorhynchus anatinus
- **Evidence shown:** Reviewed and from approved sources. 1 claim shown, all reviewed.

## What it is (1)

- **Australian Faunal Directory taxon:** https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ac61fd14-4950-4566-b384-304bd99ca75f (matched exactly; read from Atlas of Living Australia species record: Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Platypus); CC BY 4.0 (Australian Faunal Directory), attribution https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ac61fd14-4950-4566-b384-304bd99ca75f)
- **vba:** 5136 (matched exactly; read from Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026))

#### Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Platypus) is listed as Vulnerable on Victoria's Threatened List under the FFG Act.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/158K-YR v1, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria) (2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31), reported by source

- **Address:** c/158K-YR, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/158K-YR)
- **Value:** Vulnerable (Conservation listing status)
- **About:** Platypus
- **Kind:** Reported by source
- **Who said it:** Legal register
- **Period:** 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026) (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)), Threatened taxa!A1303:E1303 (Taxon ID, Scientific Name, Common Name, Extinction Risk, Category of Threat)
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/SJ83-5X?snippet=c2874c3b-31e9-48e3-8c87-4b7cce20ac13>
- **Editions:** ala-additions-2
- **How we found this:** not recorded
- **Section:** placed by rule: a listing status

## Where it's recorded (0)

## Condition and trend (0)

## Pressures (0)

## NextSteps (0)
- No NextSteps published.

## Sources (1)
- Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026) (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)): 1 claim

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Machine-readable: https://www.plot.eco/e/platypus.json
Cite as: PLOT record e/platypus v1, compiled by PLOT (2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31), species summary