Animal Classification
By Elin Kappus

Table of Contents
• Reptiles
• Mammals
• Hair or fur
• Humans
• Birds
• Fish
• Amphibians

Reptiles
 Cold-blooded (Link)
 Has scales or horny
plates
 Four legs or no legs
 Usually lay eggs
 Have offspring on land
 Lizards, snakes, turtles,
crocodiles, tuataras,
amphisbaenas, etc.

Mammals
Warm blooded
Have lungs
Breath Air
Hair or fur
Usually give birth to live young
Mothers nurse young with milk

♪ Lay eggs
♪ Most can fly
♪ Some cannot fly
♪ Two legs
♪ Warm blooded
♪ Have feathers and wings

Breath under water
No lungs
Lay many eggs
Where did I put
all my eggs? Have offspring in water
Scales and fins
Cold blooded

Lay many eggs
Have offspring in water
Lungs
Cold blooded
Webbed feet
Cool, moist skin (no hair, no fur)

I lay eggs.
I am cold blooded.
I have scales.
I have no legs.
I am a reptile.

I am warm blooded.
Guess the animal I lay eggs.
classification I have two legs.
I have feathers and
wings.
I can fly.
I am a bird.

Guess the animal
classification
I am a mammal.
I am warm blooded.
I have lungs and breath air.
I have hair.
I give birth to live young.
Mothers nurse young with milk.

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