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No. Mammals do not have scales. Mammals have skin and hair.
Some mammals feature scaly skin on some of their body parts such as their legs, but these are by no means scales. In the case of some animals, what may appear to be scales are in fact modified hairs. The pangolin is an example of this. Its scaly plates, like the scaly skin of reptiles, are made of keratin. Note that reptiles also do not have scales - just scaly skin.
The only vertebrates with true scales are fish.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoNo mammal has true scales. All mammals have skin and hair.
The only mammal which appears to have a full covering of scales is the pangolin. However, these are not true scales, but are in fact modified hairs. Like the scaly skin of reptiles (which are also not actual scales) these scaly ;lates are made of keratin.
The only vertebrates with true scales are fish.
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∙ 15y agoMammals have smooth skin, though sometimes it is covered with hair or fur. All mammals have either hair or fur, including humans.
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∙ 13y agofish and most under water life not many mammals have this quality
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∙ 8y agoMammals do not have scales. Their bodies are covered with hair or fur. Most fish have moist scales.
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∙ 10y agoNo, they have fur.
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∙ 8y agoMammals do not have scales
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What is an animal with moist skin and no scales called?
The animal that has moist skin with no scales are amphibians.
Why cows can't have scales?
Cows are mammals and mammals are not supposed to have scales.
How is the covering of the mammals differ from the other types of vertebrates?
Mammals are the only ones that can have fur or hair over their skin. Birds have feathers. Amphibians have moist skin. Reptiles have scaly skin. Fish have scales.
Do reptiles have moist scales?
No. Reptiles gave dry scales.
Do reptiles have moist skin no scales?
no
Do all amphibians have scales?
No only reptiles. Amphibians have moist permeable skin.
Does squirrel have scales?
No, squirrels are mammals, so they have fur, not scales.
What do mammals have if they have no scales?
They have fur.
Do lizards have skin or scales?
Lizards have scales, which are a specialized type of skin.
Does mammals live in water and have scales?
no
What do you call an animal that has a moist scale?
Fish are animals that have moist scales. This is due to a layer of mucus coating the scales. However, a minority of fish don't have any scales at all. Catfish and eels are examples of scaleless fish.
Are frogs scaly?
Frogs have wet, moist skin. Their skin is not scaly, but it is smooth.
