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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:
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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