All of the animals presented here are vertebrates, and we can organize them according to their characteristics.
Mammals are the animals belonging to the class Mammalia, characterized by the presence of fur or hair, mammary glands that produce milk for nursing the youngs, and three middle ear bones. Some of them are:
• Fruit bat
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• Killer whale
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• Mouse
Fish is a broad term that includes animals that are aquatic, have cranium and gills, and lack limbs.
They can be cartilaginous (shark) or bony (tuna).
Amphibians are four-limbed animals that live in the water and have gills as larvae but undergo a metamorphosis to become air-breathing adults with lungs. They can also breathe using their skin, and some small species don't even have lungs. Some examples are:
• Tree frog
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• Salamander
Reptiles are completely terrestrial, mostly oviparous, with some species being viviparous. They have scales or scutes that protect their skin. Some species we can find here are:
• Chameleon
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• Rattlesnake
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• Crocodile