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    CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS

    1. What Is a Vertebrate?
    Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone. The backbone, also called the spinal column, is
    formed by bones called vertebrae that protect the spinal nerve, hence the term vertebrates for
    animals that have a spine. On the other hand, an invertebrate is an animal that does not have a
    spinal column or vertebrae.Vertebrates have a skeleton that gives their bodies a solid form and
    structure and supports their muscles and organs. They also have a developed brain, heart, eyes,
    and mouth.

    Types of Vertebrates
    There are five main types of vertebrates and these are mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians,
    and fish. These are all animals that always possess a backbone. There are around 28,000
    different species of fish, making it the biggest group of vertebrates out of the five types, compared
    with only 6,495 species of mammal in the world.

    2. What Is an Invertebrate?
    Invertebrates are animals with no backbone. 97% of the animals are invertebrates among the
    estimated 2.16 million animal species. Invertebrates exist about anywhere. These have been
    found in the driest of deserts, high reaches of the atmosphere and canopies of wettest rainforests.
    They also exist in the frozen Antarctic or under the deepest oceans. Invertebrates are so many
    that it is almost impossible to count them all. There are so many invertebrate animal species of
    different shapes and sizes that help us in many ways and are vital to our survival.

    Types of Invertebrates
    Terrestrial invertebrates involve these groups and many also have members that live in marine
    environments and freshwater.

     Insects
     Spiders
     Worms
     Slaters
     Land hoppers
     Centipedes
     Millipedes
     Velvet worms
    Freshwater and marine invertebrates involve the following groups and some of them also have
    land-dwelling members.

     Sea stars and sea urchins


     Anemones and corals
     Snails and slugs
     Sponges
     Bluebottles and jellies
     Crabs, prawns, crayfish & lobsters

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