Animals, Animal Species

Amphibians - An amphibian is a member of the vertebrate class Amphibia, containing frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and the burrowing caecilians. They are thought to be the intermediate ancestors of the reptiles.

Classification of Animals

Species Evolution

BIRDS

Extreme Facts About Birds, Bird Records

Birds

Classification of Birds

Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri

Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus

Wandering albatross Diomedea exulans

FISHES

Lionfish Pterois volitans

Insects

Arachnids - An arachnid is any member of the class Arachnida which contains scorpions, ticks, mites and king crabs. They lack antennae, usually possess 4 pairs of walking legs and most are air-breathing.

Arthropods - An arthropods is any member of the animal phylum Arthropoda, containing jointed-limbed organisms that possess a hard exoskeleton. It is the largest phylum in terms of the number of species and includes insects, crustaceans, spiders and centipedes.

Invertebrates

Crustaceans

Echinoderms

Fishes

Flatworms

Jellyfish

Mollusks

Snails

Protozoa and Sponges

Vertebrates