CLASSIFICATION OF THE VERTEBRATES
Mammals
CHARACTERISTICS
They have their body covered with hair
They are homeothermic animals
Mammals inhabit all kinds of habitats
The vast majority of mammals are viviparous animals
They breathe oxygen thanks to two lungs located in the thoracic cavity.
They have a bone structure formed of bone (skeleton)
they have certain common physiological and anatomical characteristics
Mammals do not have a cloaca
The females have mammary glands, through which they secrete milk with which they feed their young in the first stage of growth.
Birds
They are vertebrate animals, warm-blooded
Birds have a horny beak without teeth
They come directly from the dinosaurs
Not all bird species can fly
Your body is arodynamic
The air of bird breathing is distributed between the lungs and the various bone cavities
Birds can not chew their food
Las aves son ovíparas
Many of the bird species migrate
The diet of birds can be extremely varied, ranging from nectar, fruits and vegetables, leaves and seeds, insects, fungi, carrion and small animals: fish, rodents, reptiles and even other birds or their eggs.
Fishes
They are aquatic vertebrates.
They have bone or cartilaginous skeleton.
They have fins to move in the water: even or odd.
Your body is covered with scales or dermal denticles.
The oxygen dissolved in the water breathe through gills.
They have variable temperature
They reproduce by eggs.
your circulation is simple and complete.
The fish use special organs called gills to breathe underwater
The fish have a shape that helps them move through the water, they are usually flattened or have a spindle shape and the fins collaborate in the swim.
Amphibians
The first part of the life cycle of the amphibians take place in the water, and the second part on the earth
Amphibians have four mobile limbs, they are ectothermic
Animals of the amphibian class are recognized as being tetrapods
They undergo a metamorphosis in their reproductive cycle
Amphibians are oviparous, that is, they reproduce through the laying of eggs
The skin of amphibians is quite particular. It does not have any type of scales, hair or protective shell, it is permeable to water,
Reptiles
The reptiles are vertebrate quadruped animals, cold-blooded and scaly skin
Most reptiles are carnivores
Reptiles depend on their lung capacity for gas exchange.
The skin of the reptiles is covered with chitin scales, folded back one on top of the other, which makes it resistant and rough like a shield
The reptiles favor the warm ecosystems, since they depend on it to maintain their temperature
Mass migrations are frequent in many species
Marine reptiles, such as turtles, can harbor huge amounts of oxygen inside them, which, thanks to their slow metabolism, enables them for long periods of immersion.