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Amazing Animals
Toucan
Phylum Chordata
A Phylum Chordata includes all animals that have these four characteristics; a notochord, a nerve cord, a tail, and pharyngeal pouches. A Phylum is a principal taxonomic category that ranks above Class and below Kingdom. The difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate is that a vertebrate's Notochord develops into a backbone.
Vertebrates
Mammal
Jaguar
-Amniotic Eggs
-Have hair/fur
-Have jaws
Amphibian
Tree Frog
-Cold-Blooded
-Begin lives in water
-Skin is generally smooth
Bird
Toucan
-Have a four-chambered heart
-No teeth
-Have feathers
Reptile
Chameleon
-Cold-Blooded
-Covered in scales
-Lay shelled eggs
Fish
Rainbow Fish
-Can lay 100s to thousands of eggs at a time
-Have gills to breath in water.
-Have no limbs
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