Mammals By Nicole Saum
Mammals
Mammalia
One of 6 classes
5400 species
Warm blooded with mammary glands
Mammal Categorizing
Herbivores (plant) Carnivores (meat) Omnivores (plant and meat) Insectivores (insects)
Mammal Characteristics Warm-blooded Born alive Hair or fur
Typical mammal skin, source: http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php? id=347786
Mammal Characteristics Vertebrae Lungs breathe air Mammary glands
Source: http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/skeleton.html
Mammal Teeth
Molars- shearing Premolars- grinding Incisors- cutting Canines- tearing
Source: http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/132753
Mammal Location
Whole world Land Exceptions – Bats – Whales and dolphins
Interesting Facts Largest- Blue Whale
Smallest - Hog Nosed Bat
Tallest- Giraffe
Fastest- Cheetah