MAMMALIA

CLASSIFICATION

• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia

CHARACTERISTICS FOR CLASSIFICATION

• All mammals produce milk (females) and have hair.
• They also have three bones in their middle ear.
• They carry live young.

WHERE ARE THEY FOUND

• They live in different parts of the world.
• There are those that live in the rainforest, in caves, on the trees, and in the water bodies.

HOW DO THEY REPRODUCE

• They reproduce sexually
• The females have to be fertilized by a male
• Their gestation period varies from animal to animal
• The smaller the animal the shorter the gestation period
• Cat's gestation normally takes 58 to 65 days. Elephant's takes 645 days

WHAT THEY EAT

• Some of the foods that are eaten by mammals include:
• green plants
• insects
• vegetables
• meat

ROLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT

• They are grazers, predators, pollinators, and seed despersers.
• Mammals also provide numerous benefits for humans, directly and indirectly.
• They are an important food source for many cultures
• They are used in recreation and improving livelihoods around the world.

FACTS

• Mammals are divided into 21 groups
• The largest mammal is the blue whale
• The smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat
• Mammals are tetrapods

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