KINGDOM ANIMALIA
● Animalia is broadly classified based on the presence
of back bone as Invertebrate (Non-Chordata) and
Vertebrata (Chordata)
Invertebrata (Non-Chordata) – No Backbone – Has 8
Phylum- These animals are mostly aquatic in nature.
1) Porifera – e.g all types of sponges living in water
2) Cnidaria – sea anemone, jelly fish
3) Platyhelminthes-tape worms, flukes
4) Nematoda- round worm, thread worm
5) Annelida- leech, earthworm
6) Arthropoda- all insects including spider, scorpion,
lobsters
7) Mollusca- snails, slugs, bivalves, oysters
8) Echinodermata- star fish, sea cucumber, sea urchins
Vertebrata (Chordata)- Has back bone- Divided under 5
classes
1) Pisces- all fishes
2) Amphibia- frog, salamander, toads
3) Aves- (all birds)- both flying and flightless birds
4) Reptilia- snakes, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligators
5) Mammalia (all mammals)- humans, tiger, cow, giraffe
● Animalia is broadly classified based on the presence
of back bone as Invertebrate (Non-Chordata) and
Vertebrata (Chordata)
Invertebrata (Non-Chordata) – No Backbone – Has 8
Phylum- These animals are mostly aquatic in nature.
1) Porifera – e.g all types of sponges living in water
2) Cnidaria – sea anemone, jelly fish
3) Platyhelminthes-tape worms, flukes
4) Nematoda- round worm, thread worm
5) Annelida- leech, earthworm
6) Arthropoda- all insects including spider, scorpion,
lobsters
7) Mollusca- snails, slugs, bivalves, oysters
8) Echinodermata- star fish, sea cucumber, sea urchins
Vertebrata (Chordata)- Has back bone- Divided under 5
classes
1) Pisces- all fishes
2) Amphibia- frog, salamander, toads
3) Aves- (all birds)- both flying and flightless birds
4) Reptilia- snakes, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligators
5) Mammalia (all mammals)- humans, tiger, cow, giraffe
