Hippopotamus By: D.S

Classificatoin Poem   

Kingdom- Animalia

Characteristics that place it here- it lacks rigid cell walls, and it is multicellular

Phylum- Chordata

Characteristics that place it here-it poseses a notochord, bilatera symmetry, segmented body3 germ layers, single dorsal, hollow nerve chord, pharyngeal pouches, ventral heart, complete digestive system, bony or cartilaginous endoskeleton 

Class- Mammalia

3 middle ear bones, hair, production of milk,  mammary glands, malleus, incus, stapes, teeth, lower jaw, full skeleton, dorsal, vantral.

order- Artiodactyla

live in open habitats 

Family- Hippopotamidae

have sagittal crest, postorbital bar stomach, incisors, dental formula, canines, cheek teeth molars, bunodont

Genius and Species- Hippopotamus Amphibus

References- Nowak, RM &JI Paradiso. 1983 Walker mammals of the World, Fourth Edition Jon Hopkins University Press. Baltimore

Poem-          Hippopotamus 

                    I like looking at Hippos 

                    Hippopotamus 

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