BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM ANIMALS
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Mammals
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Birds
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Fishes
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Reptiles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hair (and a coat of hairs, called fur or pelage) is uniquely mammalian. No other creature possesses true hair, and at least some hair is found on all mammals at some time during their lives. Hairs grow out of pits in the skin called follicles.
Detailed explanation-2: -A: All mammals have hair-dogs, cats, foxes, pigs, gerbils, horses, and people. Even dolphins have a few whiskers early in their lives. Scientifically speaking, there’s no difference between hair and fur. “This is all the same material, ” Dr.
Detailed explanation-3: -Common furbearers used include fox, rabbit, mink, leopard, beaver, ermine, otter, sable, jaguar, seal, coyote, chinchilla, raccoon, lemur, and possum.
Detailed explanation-4: -Types of Body Coverings One of the main characteristics that is used to distinguish one class of animals from another is type of skin covering. Mammals have hair or fur, birds have feathers, reptiles have dry scales, amphibians have soft, moist skin, and fish have wet, slimy scales.