Scientific Classification|Poem

Kingdom: Animilia

• multicellular 

• reproduce sexually

• ingest and digest 

• heterotrough

• lack cell wall

Phylum: Chordata

• bilateral symmetry

• segmental body

• three germ layers and a well developed colon

• complete digestive system

Class: Mammilla

• hair 

• feed milk to young

• teeth

Order: Carnivora

• premolar and molar for tearing and chewing meat and tendons

• simple stomach

Family: Mustelidae

• have five toes

Genus and species: Lutra Lutra 

• eat fish, crustations, clams, small animals, amphibians

• hold breath for two minutes

References: http://www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/lutra/$narrative.html#food_habbits

Poem:

Rip, tear, chew

Eat a shrew

Tear it to pieces

With your teeth

Don't bother that river otter

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