Animal Kingdom #1 Flashcards
Classification
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (Animal, Cordate, Mammal, Primate, Hominoidea, Homo Sapiens, Human Being)
Tallest Animal
Giraffe
2nd Tallest Animal
Elephant
Fastest Animal
Cheetah
2nd Fastest animal
Pronghorn Antelope
Fastest 2-footed Animal
Ostrich
Longest living animal
Giant Tortoise
longest living mammal
Man
2nd longest living mammal
Elephant
Largest animal
Blue Whale
Toothless whale with two blowholes
Baleen
Whale with long flippers
Humpback
whale with unicorn-like projection
Narwal
Orc or orca
Killer whale
Deepest-diving whale
Sperm Whale
Lowest animal in food chain
Plankton
“Sea Cow”
Manatee
Manatee Relative
Dugong
Sea Lion, Seal, and Walrus family
Pinniped
Largest Pinniped
Elephant Seal
Male and female Pinniped which have tusks
Walrus
Largest Amphibian
Japanese Salamander
Number of hearts in an octopus
Three
Freshwater crustacean
Crayfish
Oyster, clam, and mussel class
Bivalves
Freshwater pearl source
Mussels
“blue point” bivalve
Oyster
“Cherrystone” bivalve
Mussels
stone and snow sea creatures
Crabs
Animal with largest eye
Giante Squid
Sea hedgehod
Sea urchin
Crab with one big leg
Fiddler Crab
Crab that uses a discarded shell
Hermit crab
Crab and scorpion family
Arthropod
Cone Gastropod
Snail
Best-swimming bear
Polar Bear
Larget bear
Polar and Kodiak Bears
Smallest bears
Sun Bear (SE Asia)
South America’s only bear
Speckled Bear
Animals of Australia
Marsupials
Eucalyptus-eating marsupial
Koala (not a bear)
North America’s only marsupial
Opossum
Baby Kangaroo
Joey
Kangaroo’s smaller relative
Wallaby
Marsupial with strongest jaws
Tasmanian Devil
“Hairy Nosed’ marsupial
Wombat
Symbol of the WWF
(Giant) panda
North American Panda Relative
Raccoon
South American Raccoon relative
Coati
Source of Mohair
Goat