The next group down from class is order. For example, in Class Mammalia there are Order Carnivora, Order Rodenta, Order Chiroptera (bats) and so on.
Scientists group animals into classes for the sake of study. The most commonly known classes of animals are birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Other common classes are insects and arachnids.
Insects, Arachnids (scorpions and spiders), Crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, shrimp), Millipedes and Centipedes are all classified as Arthropods. An article that goes into more detail of the sub-phyla and classes can be found at the related link below.
Plants are classified into divisions, classes, orders, families, genera, and species. Animals are classified into phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species. The main difference is the higher taxonomic level at which the classifications begin for plants (division for plants and phyla for animals).
Animals are not classified on basis of egg laying .
Most animals are classified as belonging to the kingdom Animalia. They are further classified into different phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species based on their characteristics and evolutionary relationships.
Animals can be classified as mammals, and the scientific name for animals is Animalia.
There's not really an explanation.... they are classified as animals because, well, they are animals.
Animals you dum a**
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Animals are classified based upon their anatomy, physiology, genetics and behaviors.
plants and animals are classified as living things
Animals with segmented supporting columns, or backbones, are called vertebrates. The phylum Chrodata includes the sub phylum Verbrata, under which the vertebrate animals are classified.