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Can bat be considered as a connecting link of mammals and birds in the trend of evolution?
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What birds are considered mammals?
No birds are mammals. In fact, birds are of a different kind of category, called "aves". Some scientists say that this is just another branch of the reptiles, but some say birds are different.
Are goldfinches omnivores?
No. Finches are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are: Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skin Birds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live young Birds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Are canary birds mammals?
No. Canaries are birds, which are a class of animals all their own distinct from mammals.
How do mammals differ from birds and what adaptation's do they share?
Adaptations that birds and mammals share include the fact that they are both warm blooded, they are both vertebrates, and they both have four chambered hearts. Unlike mammals, birds are covered in feathers and all birds lay eggs. Unlike birds, mammals are covered in hair, produce milk for their young, and nearly all mammals give birth to live young (except a few species that lay eggs).
Which two vertebrates groups have a steady body temperature?
Mammals and birds.
If koalas are mammals what are birds?
they are considered birds
What is the connecting link between bird and mammal?
The connecting link between birds(Class Aves) and Mammals(Class Mammalia) is Archeopteryx
Why is a bird not a mammal?
Birds are not considered mammals because they do not feed their young milk and because they have feathers instead of fur. Birds lay eggs while most mammals give live birth. Birds are also distinguished by having beaks and a rather intricate and unique respiratory system. In terms of evolution, birds are more closely related to modern reptiles than they are to mammals.
Are horses considered birds?
No ! Horses are mammals !
Are white pelicans considered mammals?
No. They are birds.
What bird considers as mammal?
NO birds are considered as mammals
Are birds considered to be mammals?
Birds and mammals are mutually exclusive categories of animal. Monotremes (duckbilled platypus and echidna) are sometimes incorrectly said to be "half-bird" because they lay eggs instead of giving live birth, but they share more characteristics with mammals and are classified as such.
Are birds of paradise mammals?
Of course not ...no birds are mammals !!!!!!!!!!!No, they are birds.
Is an egret a mammal or a reptile?
Birds are neither mammals, nor reptiles. They are an entirely different branch of evolution. However, they are more closesly related to reptiles, which they descended from. Their evolution from reptiles caused them to resemble mammals.
Were dinosaurs cold blooded?
they are believed to be related to birds according to evolution. Dinosaurs were considered luke-warm blooded because they could survive in the cold and the warm. Though another theory is the evolution with birds, I think this is a good answer.
What did the extinction of the dinosaurs allow to happen?
The uprise (and superior evolution) of mammals, birds, crocodiles, fish, lizards, all sorts of things!
Are birds monotremes?
No, birds are strictly avians. Mammals that lay eggs are considered monotremes.
