Squirrels By: AMW

Animal Name    Kingdom    Class   Phylum   Order     Family      References     Poem     Fun Facts!

The real name of the Squirrels

The Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus is the animal mostly called the "Squirrel".

Kingdom: Anamilia

• Does not contain the kingdom Moneva, bacteria, or blue green algae.
• Multicellular, heterotrophs, and they are made up of cells organized into tissues.
• They reproduce sexually not asexually.

Phylum: Chordata

• Segmented body
• Three germ layers
• Single, dorsal, hallow nerve cord, and usually with an enlarged brain.
• They have a digestive system and an endoskeleton. 

Class: Mammalia

• They have three ear bones. 
• Fur
• They provide milk for their young.
• Its hair helps the animal to camouflage. 

Order: Rodenta (rodents)

• It had over thirty families, over 200 species. 
• Their weight is usually 0 kg or 5gm.
• They are found everywhere in the world except for extremely cold or hot weather. 
• They are also specialized to live in the desert. 

Family: Sciuridae

• They are characterized by jaw structures
• They inhabit wide variety of habits from tropical rain forests to artic tundra and from the top of the trees to underground tunnels. 

References:

• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu 

My Poem:

Squirrels With Me!

Squirrels with me have fun,

Eating all day long in the warm shade of the trees

High above the ground

Squirrels and me have fun!

Fun Facts!

• Squirrels are famous in movies such as Dr. Dolittle and also in commercials such as The "GEICO" commercial.

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