CLASSING ANIMALS
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Characteristic

Amphibians

Reptiles

Fish

Mammals

Birds

 

 

Snakes

Turtles

 

 

 

Body covering is feathers

 

 

 

 

 

Body covering is hair

 

 

 

 

 

Body covering - dry & scaly

 

 

 

 

Body covering - moist & smooth

 

 

 

 

Commonly lays eggs

 

Has gills during a part of its life

 

 

 

 

Possesses claws on its feet

 

 

 

Possesses fins on its body

 

 

 

 

 

Undergoes metamorphosis

 

 

 

 

 

Possesses teeth

 

 

Warm-blooded body

 

 

 

 

Cold-blooded body

 

 

Does not possess legs

 

 

 

 

Breathe through their skin

 

(mouth)

 

 

 

Lays eggs in water in water