genus, species, kingdom, phylum, class, order, there might be another one.
The Greek philosopher Aristotle classified animals based on their habitats and physical characteristics. He grouped animals into different categories such as land animals, water animals, and air animals. He also classified animals based on their blood composition, dividing them into red-blooded (mammals and birds) and bloodless (fish and insects).
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.
Bats are not birds because they are mammals as they have the characteristics of a mammal. They have these characteristics which enable them to be classified as mammals. They are warm blooded, and they have fur.
Aristotle classified animals based on their characteristics and physical attributes. He grouped them into species based on shared traits and characteristics such as habitat, mode of reproduction, and physical features. Aristotle's classification system laid the foundation for modern taxonomy and biological classification.
Protists are either unicellular of multicellular organisms. Different types of protists are classified by the characteristics that resemble those of fungi, plants, and animals.
The six kingdoms are Animalia (animals), Plantae (plants), Fungi, Protista (protists), Archaea, and Bacteria. Organisms are classified into these kingdoms based on their cellular organization, mode of nutrition, and other characteristics.
Aristotle classified animals into two groups based on their red blood and bloodless characteristics. He also classified plants into three groups based on their size and complexity: trees, shrubs, and herbs.
Animals can be classified as mammals, and the scientific name for animals is Animalia.
The two definitive characteristics that make the platypus a mammal are: 1. It nurtures its young on mothers' milk. 2. It has fur. No other group of animals both these characteristics.
Plants And Animals
Scientists added the kingdom Protista to classify organisms that had characteristics of both plants and animals. Protists are typically unicellular eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as either plants or animals due to their unique characteristics.
There's not really an explanation.... they are classified as animals because, well, they are animals.