Animal Kingdom

• By: Mr. Clifford

              

Phylum- Chordate

• Chordate is a group of animals that include vertebrates and a few invertebrates

• All animals in the chordate have…– Hollow dorsal nerve cord

– pharyngeal slits, follow link for more info

– An endostyle

– Post-anal tailBeginning dorsal nerve cord

Class-Mammalia• Mammals have…

– Sweat glands– Hair– Mothers feed milk to young– Three middle ear bones– A neocortex part of the brain– Four chambered heart

• Live from Alaska to northern Mexico and Atlantic to Pacific.

• On all fours it is about 3 ft tall and 7ft on its hind legs.

• Females can weigh 400lbs and males can be 600lbs

Order-Carnivora

• They eat meat

• Most diverse order of all the mammal orders

• Some animals in the order will eat plants as well making them omnivores

Family- Ursidae

• Ursidae really means bear.

• Found in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

Genus-Ursus

• Includes polar, brown, and black bears

• Ursus means bear in Latin

• Found in the areas in the picture

Species-American Black Bear

Works Cited

•http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3712750/2/istockphoto_3712750-african-animals.jpg

•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal

•www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/•http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7141/images/447153a-f1.2.jpg•http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss191/basketofcandles/Mammals.jpg

•http://www.things4myspace.com/myspace/bear-graphics/