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PRESENTATION ON TAXONOMY OF

ANIMALS

GROUP #1

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY & ANIMALCOLLEGE OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL

SCIENCE, MANNUTHYSCIENCE, MANNUTHY

PRESENTED BY:-


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CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALIA

PHYLUM - CHORDATA

SUBPHYLUM- GNATHOSTOMATA SUPER CLASS- TETRAPODA

CLASS - MAMMALIA


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MAMMALIA

PROTOTHERIA THERIA

PANTOTHERIA METATHERIA EUTHERIA

SUB-CLASS

INFRA-CLASS

INSECTIVORA

DERMOPTERA

CHIROPTERA

EDENTATA

PHOLODOTA

RODENTAIA

LAGOMORPHA

CARNIVORA

CETACEA

TUBULIDENTATA

PROBOSCIDIA

HYRACOIDIA

PERISSODACTYLA

ARTIODACTYLA

PRIMATES

PENNIPEDIA

SIRENIA


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MAMMALIA

They are the best evolved members of the

animal kingdom.

Presence of hair on the skinMammary glands secreting milk for

nourishment of young ones are unique

mammalian character.

Presence of Diaphragm.

Presence of Corpus callosum.


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CARNIVORA

Meat eating animals

Lower jaw moves only up and down and they have longcanine teeth .

7 families .they are

Felidae includes large cats like tiger, lion

Viveridae-includes civets

Hyaenidae- includes hyena

Canidae include dog, fox,wolf

Ursidae include bear(sloth bear, brown bear , himalayanblack bear)

Ailuropodidae includes red panda ,gaint panda

Mustelidae include otter


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FAMILY:- FELIDAE

It includes large cats with 37 species.

They have 5 toes on the forefeet and 4 toes on hindfeet.

Their mouth parts are specially adapted for flesheating.

Cats are endowed with camouflage colouration, sharpclaws that are usually retractable, and eat meat almostexclusively.

Their limbs are adapted to strike and hold down theprey.

They include Lion, Tiger, Panther, Leopard & Wild cats.


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Lion

Panthera leo- (Scientific Name)

They are only cats that hunt in group, consistingmostly of female.

They are more social animal. Distribution- Initially Lions were seen all around

Narmada River in Gujarat, M.P., Rajasthan, butnow they are present only in Sassan Gir forest,

Jamnagar, Gujarat. They can be identified by presence of long hairy

mane and long brush at the tip of the tail.


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LION


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LIONESS


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Tiger

Panthera tigris- (Bagh, Kaduwa)

Indian Tiger is a rich colour well striped animal

with a short coat. Tiger project launched in 1 -4-1972

They are distributed in 25 nation park in india.


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TIGER


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LEOPARD

Panthera pards (tendua/pulli poolie)

Bright fulvous [reddish yellow ] coat marked

with small close set black rosette They are able to live ant where in any

condition ,they are not restricted to forest but

they are seen open as well

The leopard is more dangerous than tiger and

lion.


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LEOPARD


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LEOPARD


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CLOUDED LEOPARD

Neofelis nebulosa

Color vary from gray or early brown to pale

Clouded pattern of flank is formed by darkblotches more or less lined with black and

divided by paler interspace


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CLOUDED LEOPARD


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SNOW LEOPARD


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CHETTAH

Acinonyx jubatus

They are extinct


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CHEETAH


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FAMILY -VIVERIDAE

Includes civet ,palm civet

A civet is with long body , short in limb ,

elongated head ,pointed mouth They are not totally depends upon hunting but

some of them can eat vegetable

Majority of civet are nocturnal animal Stink-gland and different types of body color

are defense mechanism


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LARGE INDIAN CIVET


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SMALL INDIAN CIVET


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HIMALAYAN INDIAN CIVET


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FAMILY -HYAENIDAE

Include hyena

A nocturnal animal dog like with short back

leg ,large head with strong jaw


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HYENA


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FAMILY-AILUROPODIDAE

Represented by red panda and giant panda

These two species are living in bamboo forest

in the mountain


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GIANT PANDA


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RED PANDA


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