Classifying Animals

5 Classifying Groups

Animal Classification

Birds

Reptiles/ Amphibians

Insects

Mammals

Fish

Mammals• have Hair or Fur• have lungs and air to breathe• warm-blooded• live on land with ears that stick out

Reptiles

• have scales, not fur

• have dry skin• usually lays eggs• 4 legs or no legs• cold-blooded

Amphibians

•live on land and in water•lay eggs•moist skin•webbed feet•cold-blooded

Reptiles

Amphibians

Birds

• have feathers and wings• lays eggs• warm-blooded

Fish

• breathe under water using gills• have scales and fins• lay eggs• cold-blooded

Insects

• have external skeleton• can have 3 pairs of legs• three body regions of head, thorax

and abdomen, and one pair of antennae

Insects life cycle

beetle

butterfly

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