Animal Project

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1. Human

• Kingdom: Animalia (Multicellular, eats food)

• Phylum: Chordata (Has a spinal cord/backbone)

• Class: Mammalia (Has hair, milk for young)

• Order: Primates (Large brains, grasping hands, forward-facing eyes)

• Family: Hominidae (Great Apes: flat faces, no tails)

• Genus: Homo (Humans and close extinct relatives)

• Species: sapiens ("Wise")

2. Domestic Dog

Compare the Order with the Human to see where we split apart.

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Mammalia

• Order: Carnivora (Specialized teeth for eating meat)

• Family: Canidae (Dog-like: non-retractable claws, long snouts)

• Genus: Canis (Wolves, dogs, jackals)

• Species: lupus (Gray Wolf) Note: Dogs are a subspecies, familiaris.

3. African Lion

Spot the difference between the Dog and Lion. (Hint: It’s the Family).

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Mammalia

• Order: Carnivora

• Family: Felidae (Cat-like: retractable claws, shorter snouts)

• Genus: Panthera (Roaring cats)

• Species: leo

4. African Elephant

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Mammalia

• Order: Proboscidea (Has a trunk/proboscis)

• Family: Elephantidae (Large ears, tusks, thick skin)

• Genus: Loxodonta (African elephants)

• Species: africana

5. Peregrine Falcon

A great example to introduce Class Aves.

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Aves (Feathers, hollow bones, lays eggs)

• Order: Falconiformes (Birds of prey, hooked beaks)

• Family: Falconidae (Falcons and caracaras)

• Genus: Falco (Falcons)

• Species: peregrinus ("Wanderer")

6. Green Sea Turtle

Introduction to Class Reptilia.

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Reptilia (Scales, cold-blooded, leathery eggs)

• Order: Testudines (Have a shell fused to ribs)

• Family: Cheloniidae (Sea turtles with paddle-like flippers)

• Genus: Chelonia

• Species: mydas

7. American Green Tree Frog

Introduction to Class Amphibia.

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Amphibia (Moist skin, starts life in water, metamorphosis)

• Order: Anura (Frogs and toads: "tail-less")

• Family: Hylidae (Tree frogs: toe pads for climbing)

• Genus: Hyla

• Species: cinerea

8. Great White Shark

This is a cartilaginous fish.

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Chondrichthyes (Skeleton made of cartilage, not bone)

• Order: Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)

• Family: Lamnidae (Fast-swimming sharks)

• Genus: Carcharodon ("Jagged tooth")

• Species: carcharias

9. Monarch Butterfly

The biggest jump: Comparison of Phylum.

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Arthropoda (Exoskeleton, segmented body, jointed legs)

• Class: Insecta (6 legs, 3 body parts, antennae)

• Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths: "scale wing")

• Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)

• Genus: Danaus

• Species: plexippus

10. Honey Bee

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Arthropoda

• Class: Insecta

• Order: Hymenoptera (Membrane wings: bees, wasps, ants)

• Family: Apidae (Bees)

• Genus: Apis

• Species: mellifera (Western Honey Bee)

11. Clownfish

A "Bony Fish" to contrast with the shark.

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes: bony skeleton)

• Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)

• Family: Pomacentridae (Damselfish and clownfish)

• Genus: Amphiprion

• Species: ocellaris (Common Clownfish)

Pick two animals (e.g., Human and Dog) and ask: "At what level do they stop being family?"

• Human vs. Dog: They drop off at Order (Primate vs. Carnivora).

• Dog vs. Lion: They drop off at Family (Canidae vs. Felidae).

• Shark vs. Clownfish: They drop off at Class (Chondrichthyes vs. Actinopterygii).