Classification of Animals
© Diane Hawkins
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Classification of Animals
Scientists have divided the Animal
Kingdom into two main groups:
vertebrates and invertebrates
(animals with a (animals without a
backbone) backbone)
Vertebrates
Animals with backbones can be divided into five
more groups:
Mammals Birds Reptiles
Amphibians Fish
Invertebrates
Animals without a backbone.
Vertebrates
Animals with a backbone.
Mammals
• Give birth to live
young.
• Feed their babies with
their own milk.
• Are more or less
covered with hair.
• Are warm-blooded.
Birds
• Have feathers.
• Lay eggs.
• Are warm-blooded.
Reptiles
• Are cold-blooded.
• Lay eggs.
• Have a dry skin
covered with
scales.
Amphibians
• Are cold-blooded.
• Lay eggs.
• Have a smooth,
moist skin.
• Are able to live on
land as well as in
the water.
Fish
• Are cold-blooded.
• Lay eggs (but some
do give birth to live
young).
• Have a moist skin
covered in scales.
• Breathe through
gills.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a mammal. My body is warm and furry. I
feed my babies on milk. I give birth to live
young.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian
or Reptile?
I am a mammal. My body is covered in hair, or
fur. I feed my babies on milk. I give birth to
live young.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am an amphibian. My body is moist and
smooth. I lay eggs. I like to live in or near to
water.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a bird. My body is warm and
covered with feathers. I lay eggs which
hatch out into chicks.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?
Although I have wings, I am in fact a mammal.
My body is covered in hair, not feathers. I
feed my babies on milk. I do not lay eggs.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a mammal. If you stand very close to me,
you will see I have hairs on my body. I feed
my babies on milk. I do not lay eggs.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry
scales. I lay eggs.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a bird. My body is warm and
covered with feathers. I lay eggs which
hatch out into chicks.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a fish. My body is cold to touch and is
covered in scales. I lay eggs. I use gills to
breathe with under water.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry
scales. I lay eggs.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am an amphibian. My body is moist and
smooth. I lay eggs. I like to live in or near to
water.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a mammal. My body is warm and furry. I
feed my babies on milk. I give birth to live
young.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry
scales. I lay eggs.
What am I?
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or
Reptile?
I am a fish. My body is cold to touch and is
covered in scales. I lay eggs. I use gills to
breathe with under water.