Five Groups of Animals

Two Kinds of Things on Earth

5 Types

means animals with backbones.

There are 5 ‘classes’ of animals with backbones.

Have feathers

Lay hard-shelled eggs Walk on two feet

Are warm-blooded

Have strong, but light skeletons

Have wings for two limbs

Most lay eggs

Have scales Have fins for limbs

Breathe through gills

Live in water

Feed babies milk from the mother

Have four limbs to walk on (except humans who walk on two)

Have hair or fur

Have live babies

Are warm-blooded

Have smooth, dry, or scaly skin

Most (except snakes) walk on 4 legs

Always breathe with lungs

Are cold-blooded

Have claws (except snakes)Live on land

Breathe with gills when young

Breathe with lungs when adults

Live in water and on land

Have smooth, slimy skin

Can you name some birds?

Take one minute to write some down.

Now see if you named these….

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robinblue jay

woodpecker

sea gull

albatross

chicken

eagle

hawk

road runner

penguin

hummingbird

crow

goose

emu

cardinalheron

There are more than 9700 different kinds of birds.

Can you name some fish?

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bluegillflounder

carp

clownfish

angelfish

blue tang

tuna

catfish

lionfish

cod

bass

shark

trout

salmon

eelbarracuda

There are more than 24,000 different kinds of fish.

Can you name some mammals?

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bearrabbit

bat

lion

skunk

cat

prairie dog

kangaroo

monkey

deer

pig

zebra

human

chipmunk

dogelephant

There are more than 4000 different kinds of mammals.

Can you name some reptiles?

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geckochameleon

skink

iguana

snake

lizard

terrapin

anole

turtle

monitor

tortoise

caiman

alligator

crocodile

There are more than 8000 different kinds of reptiles.

Can you name some amphibians?

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bullfrog

salamander

caecilian(kay sill ee an)

tree frog

spadefoot toad

eastern newt

toad

red-spotted newt

mudpuppy

coqui(ko key)

poison dart frog

There are more than 3000 different kinds of amphibians.