Animal Classification 1
Animal Classification
Karen Fowler
SCI/230
Karen Andarko
November 19,2011
Animal Classification 2
Metazoa is another name for Kingdom Animalia. This kingdom does not contain prokaryotes or the potists and all members are multi-cellular and are heterotrophs. They mostly ingest their food and digest it into an internal cavity. Mammals
The blue whale is a mammal and lives in the open ocean. They are slate to grayish blue in color. They are mottles with lighter spots on the back and shoulders. Their bellies have a yellowish tinge as their undersides often become covered with microorganisms. Their dorsal fin is only 35sm which is short. Their upper jaw is the widest in their genus and the rostrum is the bluntest. They are the largest animals that ever existed on earth. They also have 50-90 throat grooves that extend from the chin to just beyond the naval. The Blue whale is in the Cetacea order which stands for whale or mammals that best adapt to aquatic life. Two other mammals in the same order are the Sperm Whales and the Dolphins. Bats are from the Chiroptera order which means an older order dating to the Eocogene with two sub-orders, megachiroptera and micrchiroptera which is insectivorous bats. Two other mammals that belong to this order are Bulldog Bats and Horseshoe Bats. They have wings for flight. Their flight surface is covered with skin and supported Animal Classification 3 by four fingers. They have a tail membrane. Their thoracic region is robust. The female bats will care for their young and usually migrate in large groups. They also have courtship behavior. Some differences between the Blue Whale and the Bat are that the whale is the largest mammal while the bat is the smallest mammal. Whales have...
References: Wund, M. and P. Myers. 2005. "Chiroptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Chiroptera.html.
Dewey, T. and D. Fox. 2002. "Balaenoptera musculus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Balaenoptera_musculus.html.
Harris, M. 2002. "Lepidoptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lepidoptera.html.
Kirschbaum, K. 2007. "Anisoptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anisoptera.html.
Howard, L. 2003. "Anseriformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anseriformes.html.
Howard, L. 2003. "Pelecaniformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pelecaniformes.html.
Burnham, J. and K. Wehrly. 2005. "Megalops atlanticus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011
Antes, J., M
Animal Classification
Karen Fowler
SCI/230
Karen Andarko
November 19,2011
Animal Classification 2
Metazoa is another name for Kingdom Animalia. This kingdom does not contain prokaryotes or the potists and all members are multi-cellular and are heterotrophs. They mostly ingest their food and digest it into an internal cavity. Mammals
The blue whale is a mammal and lives in the open ocean. They are slate to grayish blue in color. They are mottles with lighter spots on the back and shoulders. Their bellies have a yellowish tinge as their undersides often become covered with microorganisms. Their dorsal fin is only 35sm which is short. Their upper jaw is the widest in their genus and the rostrum is the bluntest. They are the largest animals that ever existed on earth. They also have 50-90 throat grooves that extend from the chin to just beyond the naval. The Blue whale is in the Cetacea order which stands for whale or mammals that best adapt to aquatic life. Two other mammals in the same order are the Sperm Whales and the Dolphins. Bats are from the Chiroptera order which means an older order dating to the Eocogene with two sub-orders, megachiroptera and micrchiroptera which is insectivorous bats. Two other mammals that belong to this order are Bulldog Bats and Horseshoe Bats. They have wings for flight. Their flight surface is covered with skin and supported Animal Classification 3 by four fingers. They have a tail membrane. Their thoracic region is robust. The female bats will care for their young and usually migrate in large groups. They also have courtship behavior. Some differences between the Blue Whale and the Bat are that the whale is the largest mammal while the bat is the smallest mammal. Whales have...
References: Wund, M. and P. Myers. 2005. "Chiroptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Chiroptera.html.
Dewey, T. and D. Fox. 2002. "Balaenoptera musculus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Balaenoptera_musculus.html.
Harris, M. 2002. "Lepidoptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lepidoptera.html.
Kirschbaum, K. 2007. "Anisoptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anisoptera.html.
Howard, L. 2003. "Anseriformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anseriformes.html.
Howard, L. 2003. "Pelecaniformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pelecaniformes.html.
Burnham, J. and K. Wehrly. 2005. "Megalops atlanticus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011
Antes, J., M
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