Animal Classification

Animal Classification

Animals can be classified into Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Invertebrates

Animals without a backbone

Insects and many ocean animals are invertebrates.

No bones

Vertebrates

Animals with a backbone

Vertebrates

Have bones

Many Animals are Vertebrates

Mammals Birds Fish

Reptiles Amphibians

Mammals

Have hair

Have lungs

Have hair

Warm-blooded

Give milk to babies

Birds

Have feathers

Have wings

Have 2 legs

Lay eggs

Warm-blooded

Reptiles

Have scales

Have dry skins

Some lay eggs, some have live young

4 legs or NO legs

Cold-blooded

Amphibians

Live on land and water

Cold-blooded

Lay eggs

Wet skin

Webbed feet

Fish

Live in water

Breathe underwater

Have gills

Have fins

Have scales

Lay eggs

Cold-blooded