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Classifying Creatures!
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Classifying Creatures!
Molly Dahlgren
Q: With all the living creatures in the world, how do you people keep track of them?
A: With a system called “biological classification” or “scientific taxonomy”
Q: Who thought of it?
A: Carlous Linnaeus, a botanist (plant scientist) from Sweden
Fast Fact: The Swedish scientist found and classified more than 4,400 species of animals
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0776195.html
The Different Parts of Classification…
We’ll focus on animals for this lesson
Kingdom
• Largest group• For animals: Animalia• Includes: – all living things except plants and bacteria
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0776195.html
Phylum
Vertebrate• Backbone• Also called
Chordata– Internal
skeletons
Invertebrate• No backbone• Also called Arthropoda– External skeletons
Looks at the structure of the animal’s body
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0776195.html
Class
Examples:• Mammalia (mammal)• Amphibia (amphibians)• Insecta (insects, bugs)• Arachnida (arachnid,
spiders)• Aves (bird)
Looks at certain traits of the animal• Warm or cold blooded?• Fur/body hair?• Limbs/wings?• Way of breathing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification
Order
For mammals:• Carnivora• Herbivora• Omnivora
Focuses on what and how the animal eats
Source: Molly Dahlgren
Animals of a different class than
mammals have different types/names
of order
Family
• More specific classification based on looks and smaller groups
• Example– Canine (dogs)– Feline (cats)
Leopard is a cat so it’s from the feline family
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard
Genus
• This classification is even more specific!
• Looks at certain traits of the animal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard
LeopardCat“Roars”So it’s part of the roaring cat genus “Panthera”
Species
• Smallest group in taxonomy• Most specific
• Names the animal itself
Leopard: P. pardus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopardhttp://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0776195.html
LeopardKingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Mammalia
Class: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: P. pardus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification
Source 6
More CreaturesGray WolfKingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
SalmonKingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoninformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species: S. salar
Sources 1, 3Sources 2, 4
Quiz Time!
What class would the bear be classified as?
Source 5
A Mammal!Is an animal
Has a backboneWarm blooded
Has fur
Why do we need a classification system?
• Organizes the thousand of animals on earth• Easier identification• Gives information about the animal
Remember!
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
King Phillip Came Over From Great Spain
http://listverse.com/2007/12/17/top-10-scientific-mnemonics/
Works Cited
Information:1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_wolf2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_salmon
Pictures:3. http://www.revolutionmyspace.com/image-code-8/gray_wolf4. http://animalscamp.com/atlantic-salmon/5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brown-bear-in-spring.jpg6.http://ourpreciousneighbours.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/leopard/
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