WHAT IS AN ANIMAL?

MEMBERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM:

HAVE MANY CELLS REPRODUCE SEXUALLY DEVELOP FROM EMBRYOS (the

earliest stage in animal development)

HAVE MANY SPECIALIZED PARTS ARE CONSUMERS

ALL ANIMALS HAVE:

TISSUES MOST HAVE ORGANS

VERTEBRATES

HAVE A SKULL

AND A BACKBONE

THE MOST NUMEROUS TYPE OF ANIMAL IS:

BEETLES

(A TYPE OF INSECT)

ONLY ABOUT 5% OF ANIMALS ARE :

(VERTEBRATES)!

THE REST OF THE ANIMALS ARE:

INVERTEBRATES!

(THAT’S 95%!)

Simple Invertebrates…

Phylum Porifera: Sponges (are the simplest of all)

Phylum Cnidaria:• Hydras, Jellyfish, Sea Anemones, and

Corals Flatworms:

• Planarians, Flukes, and Tapeworms

Phylum: Mollusca

Snails, Slugs, Clams, Oysters, Mussels, Quahogs

Squids, Octopi, Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

Phylum: Annelida

Earthworms

Marine worms

Leeches

Polychaete worm (sea worm)

Phylum: Arthropoda

Centipedes and Millipedes Crustaceans

• Shrimp, barnacles,crabs,lobsters Arachnids

• Spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks Insects

Crustaceans…

Phylum: Echinodermata

Brittle Stars and Basket stars

Sea Urchins and Sand dollars

Sea Lilies and Feather stars

Sea cucumbers

Phylum: Chordata

Fish: the first vertebrates

• Jawless fish

• Cartilaginous Fish

• Bony fish

Hagfish:

Sea Lampreys

Genus:

Petromyzon

Species:

P. marinus

French Angelfish

FRENCH ANGELFISHOrder - PerciformesFamily - PomacanthidaeGenus - PomacanthusSpecies - paru

Amphibians

Caecilians

Salamanders

Frogs and Toads

Caecelian…

Reptiles

Turtles and Tortoises

Crocodiles and Alligators

Snakes and Lizards

Tuataras

Tuatara

Birds

Flightless birds

Water birds

Perching birds

Birds of Prey

Mammals

Anteaters, Armadillos, and Sloths Insectivores Rodents Rabbits, Hares, Pikas Flying mammals Carnivores

Anteater

More mammals…

Trunk-nosed mammals Hoofed mammals Cetaceans:whales, dolphins,

porpoises Manatees and Dugongs Primates: monkeys,apes, humans

Monotremes and Marsupials

Echidnas

Platypus Kangaroos, Koalas,Wallabies, Numbats,

Bettongs Tasmanian Devil

Bettong, also called the “Rat Kangaroo”

Numbat also called Banded Anteater