How can we classify animals?
There are different ways to classify animals.
What they feed on
We can classify animals by what they feed on.
• Carnivores feed on other animals.
• Herbivores feed on plants.
• Omnivores feed on other animals and plants.
How they reproduce
We can classify animals by how they reproduce.
• Oviparous. The young develop inside an egg. The mother lays the egg. The young break out of the egg shell and are born.
• Viviparous. The young develop inside the mother. The mother gives birth to live young.
Their body structure
We can classify animals by their body structure.
• Vertebrates. These animals have a backbone and an internal bone skeleton.
• Invertebrates. These animals don’t have a backbone or an internal bone skeleton.
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